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Show Formate Explored I The mysterious origins of I ern Utah gravel formationy I explored by a Universife I this summer in Zion Natioirift, Mr. William M. Dalness,apfe ate student in the Department of i Geology, has received a $500 granl from the Utah park to study &f; origin of the Parunuweajj found there. Mr. Dalness' 6 10 weeks mapping, mpH making general observations of the t abundant gravels along (he Virgin i River Valley. j He hopes to disprove ttie current , theory that the thick gravel forma tions, which form a terrace along 1 th sides of Parunuweap Canyon, were caused solely by the breaking : of a landslide which damned tie i Virgin River Valley one milliot , ! years ago. ' I The research will be used in Mi ! Dalness' master's thesis and possit ly incorporated into a pan about the park. |