Multi-fractured sandstone with hydrothermal alteration, Utah. A rock formation with multiple fracture events and periodic injection of hot, mineral rich, volcanic fluids have welded shattered fragments back together.? The vertical orientation of the sedimentary layers demonstrate the churning motion attendant to the tectonic upthrusting; mountain building, the shattering consistent with earthquakes.?The minerals contained in solution, (from gold to every other known element), precipitate and che