BULL. GEOL. SOC. AM. 



VOL. 18, 1906, PL. 31 



FiuuriE 1. — The 6l>0-Ff)oT Sti!.\-N'd 



Remnants of the 600-foot strand of Lop-Nor cut in piedmoiit gravel deposits on the 

 north side of Taliia Tagh mountains, south of the old lake bed. Looking west 



FiGUUE 2. — The lower Strands 



The lower strands of Lop-Nor in Takia bay, near Chindelik salt spring. The 

 man is standing on the 20-foot strand, and the picture is taken at the level of the 

 35-foot strand. Looking east 



STRANDS OF LOP-NOR 



