Gradational contact between the Wingate Sandstone and the Kayenta Formation. Colorado National Monument, Colorado. 1950.
Dates
Date Taken
1950
Summary
Colorado National Monument, Colorado. North wall of the arm of Monument Canyon. Gradational contact between the Wingate Sandstone and the Kayenta Formation. Erosional unconformity between Kayenta and overlying Entrada Sandstone is also shown. Normally a bench-former as on the right, the Kayenta on the left forms part of a single cliff. Wingate Sandstone, Kayenta Formation, Entrada Sandstone, Morrison Formation, and Summerville Formations. Circa 1950. Figure 10, U.S. Geological Survey Professional paper 451.
Summary
Colorado National Monument, Colorado. North wall of the arm of Monument Canyon. Gradational contact between the Wingate Sandstone and the Kayenta Formation. Erosional unconformity between Kayenta and overlying Entrada Sandstone is also shown. Normally a bench-former as on the right, the Kayenta on the left forms part of a single cliff. Wingate Sandstone, Kayenta Formation, Entrada Sandstone, Morrison Formation, and Summerville Formations. Circa 1950. Figure 10, U.S. Geological Survey Professional paper 451.
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