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A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Coconino Sandstone from Mojave County, Arizona |
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| Description | This Permian Coconino Sandstone is just about 100% quartz. Minor hematite between quartz grains gives it a reddish color. This sandstone is one of the major cliff formers in the Grand Canyon, Arizona. This sample is 10 cm across. |
| Location | USA ▹ Arizona ▹ Mojave County |
| Photographer | Nessa Eull. 2001-05-21. |
| Collection | Ward’s University Rock Collection #144. |
| Key words | Coconino Sandstone, sandstone, Arizona, Grand Canyon |
| Tech details | 781 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital. |
| GeoDIL number | 476 |
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