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| Title | Moenkopi and overlying Chinle Formation, Utah Highway 24, Capitol Reef National Park, USA |
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| Description | The Moenkopi and Chinle Formations are both lower Triassic in age. The reddish slope is typical of the Moenkopi Fm. in the San Rafael Swell. The purple and gray slopes above are the Chinle Fm. These soft formations erode more easily than the sandstones above and below them, and so provide benches and breaks in slopes. |
| Chronostratigraphy | Triassic |
| Lithostratigraphy | Moenkopi Fm., Chinle Fm. |
| Geologic province | San Rafael Swell |
| Location | USA ▹ Utah ▹ Wayne. Near Hanksville. Photo taken from Highway 24 near the eastern edge of Capitol Reef National Park. |
| Photographer | Dexter Perkins. 1999. |
| Collection | E341112991E. |
| Key words | Moenkopi Formation, Chinle Formation, San Rafael Swell, Utah, erosion |
| Tech details | 572 KB. Vista. Canon Eos Rebel, 55mm lens, Kodak Ektachrome Elite. |
| GeoDIL number | 101 |
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