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Stratigraphy of Lake Mead National Recreation Area

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Grand Canyon National Park Stratigraphy
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Generalized stratigraphy modified after: Langenheim, R. L. and Schulmeister, M. K., 1987, Virgin River Gorge; Boundary between the Colorado Plateau and the Great Basin in northwestern Arizona: Geological Society of America Centennial Field Guide--Cordilleran Section, p. 43-46, and with Sue Beard (2004, personal communication).

Stratigraphic unit information is modified from the USGS GeoLex (Lexicon of Geology): http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Geolex/geolex_qs.html.

Information about the Geologic Time Scale is available at: https://gotbooks.miracosta.edu/gonp/coloradoplateau/timescale.htm.
The URL is: https://gotbooks.miracosta.edu/gonp/coloradoplateau/lakemead_strat.htm
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