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TitleClaron Formation North of Hatch, Utah
DescriptionThe Claron Formation makes up what is called the “Pink Cliffs” in southwestern Utah. It is composed of iron-rich limey sedimentary rocks, formed from freshwater lake deposits of the Paleocene and Eocene Epochs (40 to 63 Million Years ago).
ChronostratigraphyEocene, Oligocene
LithostratigraphyClaron Formation
LocationUSA ▹ Utah
PhotographerDexter Perkins. 1999.
CollectionE30110991P-01.
Tech details295 KB. Vista. Canon EOS Rebel, 55mm, Kodak Elite Chrome 100 ASA.
GeoDIL number1739