The Navajo Sandstone is a geological formation in the Glen Canyon Group that is spread across the U.S. states of southern Nevada, northern Arizona, ...
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Jun 13, 2015 · The Navajo Sandstone consists of thick layers of cross-bedded sandstone formed by windblown sand dunes in a vast ancient desert. In the early ...
Navajo Sandstone
Geological formation
The Navajo Sandstone is a geological formation in the Glen Canyon Group that is spread across the U.S. states of southern Nevada, northern Arizona, northwest Colorado, and Utah as part of the Colorado Plateau province of the United States. Wikipedia
Approximate paleocoordinates: 23°54′N 48°30′W / 23.9°N 48.5°W
Coordinates: 36°42′N 110°48′W / 36.7°N 110.8°W
Named by: Gregory and Stone
Named for: Navajo County
Other: Lacustrine limestone and dolomite
Primary: Eolian sandstone
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The Navajo Sandstone is perhaps most impressive in Zion National Park, where the towering cliffs reveal some 700 m of the spectacular red cross-bedding. In this ...
The most obvious formation, the Navajo, is an orange to white sandstone that forms huge cliffs. Standing 2200 feet tall in Zion, the Navajo was formed by sand ...
The Navajo sandstone is estimated to cover 400,000 km2 of the western United States and is found spread across the states of Nevada, Arizona, Colorado and ...
Apr 16, 2015 · The Navajo sandstone is composed of translucent quartz grains, with small amounts of feldspar, rare fragments of zircon, magnetite, garnet, ...
Dec 13, 2021 · Geology professor Shawn Willsey explains the geologic story of one of the Colorado Plateau's ...
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Winter sunlight bathes the Jurassic Navajo Sandstone on the shores of Lake Powell, a reservoir on the Colorado River behind Glen Canyon Dam.
Navajo Sandstone is the youngest, dominant rock layer in Canyonlands. This layer forms buttes along the scenic drive in the Island in the Sky District.
The Navajo Sandstone is perhaps best known for being the “rock star” in Zion and Capitol Reef national parks with their soaring white- to orange-colored cliffs ...
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