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The limestone pyramid in Pyramid Lake

Fig. 1The limestone pyramid in Pyramid Lake

Photo: Rhalden · Public domain

Landform

A remnant of Lake Lahontan. Turquoise water, tufa, and a limestone pyramid standing in the lake.

Field note

The lake is the Paiute’s. Cui-ui live nowhere else. The pyramid is tufa over a vent. From the east shore the water is a color the Great Basin is not supposed to have.

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Prints from Pyramid Lake


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