A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Gypsum from the Moenkopi Formation (Triassic), Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, USA |
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| Description | Gypsum, CaSO4•2H2O, is quite soluble in water and so often is deposited in cracks in rocks. This photo shows a 2 cm thick layer of gypsum from a crack in a red sandstone of the Moenkopi Formation (Triassic). This sample is 4 cm thick. |
| Chronostratigraphy | Triassic |
| Lithostratigraphy | Moenkopi Fm. |
| Geologic province | Waterpocket Fold |
| Location | USA ▹ Utah. Near Hanksville. Capitol Reef National Park. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-06-05. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection. |
| Key words | gypsum |
| Tech details | 551 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 623 |
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