Click here to see a stratigraphic chart for Capitol Reef National Park. Primary sources used for interpretation on this website include Morris and others (2000) and a geologic map by Billingsley and others (1987); see selected references.
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| Triassic sedimentary rock formations exposed in cliffs at Capitol Reef
National Park, from bottom to top: Moenkopi Formation (brown, layered
siltstone cliffs), Chinle Formation (bluish- to multi-colored, shale-dominated
slope). The Jurassic Wingate Sandstone is the red, massive cliff-forming unit at the top.
This exposure is along Utah Highway 24 between Torrey and the Capitol Reef Visitor Center. Click here to see a stratigraphic chart for Capitol Reef National Park. Primary sources used for interpretation on this website include Morris and others (2000) and a geologic map by Billingsley and others (1987); see selected references. |
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