Geology of the Canyonlands area
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geology-of-the-canyonlands-area-187-18389014
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Geology of the Canyonlands area
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The geology of the park is the consequence of deposition, uplift and erosion. Island in the Sky is a mesa overlooking the Green River to the west and the Colorado River to the east, and separated from the Colorado Plateau by the "the neck". From the top of the mesa to the Honaker Trail Formation at the canyon river bottom, 150 million years of geologic stratum is exposed. Upheaval Dome consists of the Chinle Formation in the center and the Navajo Sandstone along the rim. The Cedar Mesa Sandstone
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geology_of_the_Canyonlands_area
date created:
2004-10-29T05:02:05Z
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2024-09-08T19:48:08Z
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