Canyon de Chelly is part of the erosionally dissected Defiance Plateau - a subregion within the greater Colorado Plateau. The erosionally resistant Triassic-age Shinarump Conglomerate forms the rimrock/caprock of the Defiance Plateau.
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Canyon de Chelly is part of the erosionally dissected Defiance Plateau - a subregion within the greater Colorado Plateau. The erosionally resistant Triassic-age Shinarump Conglomerate forms the rimrock/caprock of the Defiance Plateau. |
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