A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Morrison Formation and the Fremont River, Highway 24, east of Capitol Reef National Park |
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| Description | The colorful Morrison Formation (Upper Jurassic), here exposed above the Fremont River, is a flood plain deposit. It contains sandstones and mudstones deposited in lakes on swampy plains. The Morrison is famous for the dinosaur bones it contains. It has been a source of uranium in the past. |
| Chronostratigraphy | Jurassic |
| Lithostratigraphy | Morrison Formation |
| Geologic province | San Rafael Swell |
| Location | USA ▹ Utah ▹ Wayne. Near Hanksville. View from Highway 24 near Capitol Reef National Park. |
| Photographer | Dexter Perkins. 1999. |
| Collection | E341112991E. |
| Key words | Morrison Formation, sandstone, siltstone, Fremont River, Utah |
| Tech details | 622 KB. Vista. Canon Eos Rebel, 55mm lens, Kodak Ektachrome Elite. |
| GeoDIL number | 105 |
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