ES39. View south and downriver toward west wall of Marble Canyon
Dates
Aquisition Date
1968-09-03
Publication Date
2019-09-06
Citation
Billingsley, G.H., Goodwin, G., Nagorsen, S.E., Erdman, M.E., and Sherba, J.T., 2019, Geologic and related photographs of the Grand Canyon region (1967–2010): U.S. Geological Survey data release, accessed [Month Day, Year], at https://doi.org/10.5066/F7WS8SHW.
Summary
View south and downriver toward west wall of Marble Canyon (photograph ES40), just upstream of North Canyon, river mile 20.5. Stratigraphy includes Esplanade Sandstone (lower cliff), Hermit Formation (red slope), Coconino Sandstone (lower part of upper cliff), Toroweap Formation (middle part of upper cliff), and Kaibab Formation (upper part of upper cliff and skyline).
Summary
View south and downriver toward west wall of Marble Canyon (photograph ES40), just upstream of North Canyon, river mile 20.5. Stratigraphy includes Esplanade Sandstone (lower cliff), Hermit Formation (red slope), Coconino Sandstone (lower part of upper cliff), Toroweap Formation (middle part of upper cliff), and Kaibab Formation (upper part of upper cliff and skyline).
