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Summary
The White Rim Sandstone in Canyonlands National Park near Moab, Utah.
(Some of) The geologic units seen are: (above the rim, (the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Rim_Sandstone" class="extiw" title="en:White Rim Sandstone">en:White Rim Sandstone</a>, and two units just below the rim):
- <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinle_Formation" class="extiw" title="en:Chinle Formation">en:Chinle Formation</a>
- Temple Mountain Member (bottom member in Canyonlands)
- <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moenkopi_Formation" class="extiw" title="en:Moenkopi Formation">en:Moenkopi Formation</a>-(3(4) sections (units) in Canyonlands)
- Moody Canyon and Torrey Members
- Sinbad Limestone
- Black Dragon Member
- Black Box Dolomite
- White Rim Sandstone
- White Rim Sandstone
- Organ Rock Formation (also in Arizona)
- <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_Mesa_Sandstone" class="extiw" title="en:Cedar Mesa Sandstone">en:Cedar Mesa Sandstone</a> (UT, CO, AZ, etc.)
Note: the contact between the Chinle (in the mountain prominence) is the Temple Mountain Member, with the underlying top (2) Moenkopi members.
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| current | 23:37, 15 January 2017 | | 6,000 × 2,850 (5.39 MB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | The White Rim Sandstone in Canyonlands National Park near Moab, Utah. <br>(Some of) The geologic units seen are: (above the rim, (the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Rim_Sandstone" class="extiw" title="en:White Rim Sandstone">en:White Rim Sandstone</a>, and two units just below the rim): <dl> <dd><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinle_Formation" class="extiw" title="en:Chinle Formation">en:Chinle Formation</a></dd> <dd>Temple Mountain Member (bottom member in Canyonlands)</dd> <dd> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moenkopi_Formation" class="extiw" title="en:Moenkopi Formation">en:Moenkopi Formation</a>-(3(4) sections (units) in Canyonlands)</dd> <dd>Moody Canyon and Torrey Members</dd> <dd>Sinbad Limestone</dd> <dd>Black Dragon Member</dd> <dd>Black Box Dolomite</dd> <dd>White Rim Sandstone</dd> </dl> <dl> <dd>White Rim Sandstone</dd> <dd>Organ Rock Formation (also in Arizona)</dd> <dd> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_Mesa_Sandstone" class="extiw" title="en:Cedar Mesa Sandstone">en:Cedar Mesa Sandstone</a> (UT, CO, AZ, etc.) <br>Note: the contact between the Chinle (in the mountain prominence) is the Temple Mountain Member, with the underlying top (2) Moenkopi members.</dd> </dl> |
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