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A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Morrison and Mancos in Valley |
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| Description | The foreground in this picture contains weathered Morrison Formation (Jurassic; here appearing slightly purple) with Mancos Shale (Cretaceous) on the flat valley bottom. The cliffs in the background are formed from members the Mesa Verde Group (Upper Cretaceous). The Mancos is a marine shale; the Mesa Verde Group contains some lower sandstone layers, overlain by siltstone with coal, and capped by more sandstone. It was deposited along the shore of the Cretaceous sea as it shallowed and retreated eastward. |
| Chronostratigraphy | Cretaceous-Jurassic |
| Lithostratigraphy | Morrison Formation, Mancos Shale, Mesa Verde Group |
| Geologic province | San Rafel Swell |
| Location | USA ▹ Utah ▹ Wayne. Near Hanksville. On Highway 24 between Capitol Reef National Park and Cainville. |
| Photographer | Dexter Perkins. 1999. |
| Collection | E341112991E. |
| Key words | Morrison Formation, Mancos Shale, Mesa Verde Group, shale, siltstone, sandstone, Utah |
| Tech details | 487 KB. Vista. Canon Eos Rebel, 55mm lens, Kodak Ektachrome Elite. |
| GeoDIL number | 106 |
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