A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Pothole erosion in Navajo Sandstone (Upper Triassic), Capitol Reef National Park |
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| Description | This picture shows “pothole” formation in the Navajo Sandstone of Capitol Reef National Park. The term pothole is misleading, as these features did not form the way normal stream bottom potholes form. The Navajo Sanstone consists of well rounded white quartz grains. The red color comes from iron oxide staining which is on outcrop surface and penetrates some distance into the porous rock. |
| Chronostratigraphy | Triassic (Jurassic ?) |
| Lithostratigraphy | Navajo Sandstone |
| Geologic province | Waterpocket fold |
| Location | USA ▹ Utah ▹ Wayne. Near Hanksville. View from Highway 24, in the park west of Caineville. |
| Photographer | Dexter Perkins. 1999. |
| Collection | E341112991E. |
| Key words | Navajo Sandstone, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah |
| Tech details | 633 KB. Vista. Canon EOS; 55mm lens; Kodak Elite 100. |
| GeoDIL number | 97 |
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