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TitleView of Tapeats Sandstone at Deer Creek Falls in Grand Canyon National Park, Coconino County, Arizona
DescriptionView of Tapeats Sandstone at Deer Creek Falls in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Weathers to a dark brown, but fresh surfaces are a much lighter brown. The Tapeats Sandstone is composed mainly of coarse quartz grains.
ChronostratigraphyLower & Middle Cambrian
LithostratigraphyTapeats Sandstone (Tonto Group)
Geologic provinceColorado Plateau
LocationUSA ▹ Arizona ▹ Coconino. Near Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon National Park.
PhotographerJoseph Hartman. 1986.
CollectionJoseph Hartman P06325.
Key wordsGrand Canyon National Park, Tapeats , Deer Creek Falls
Tech details601 KB. Outcrop. Kodachrome, TIFF format.
GeoDIL number1410