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Canyonlands National Park - Dakota Sandstone

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This layer does not occur in Canyonlands.

Deposited
Early- to mid-Cretaceous (64 to 144 million years ago)

Depositional Environment
Varid from alluvial fans in the south to more marine environments in the north (Book Cliffs).

Appearance
Brown, cross-bedded sandstone

Example
Visible in some areas of Arches National Park . Forms the mesa tops along Highway 666 east of Monticello and around Hovenweep National Monument.

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∙ Geology

- Desert Varnish

- Grabens

- Needles Geology

- Upheaval Dome

- Green River Formation

- Mesa Verde Group

- Mancos Shale

- Dakota Sandstone

- Burro Canyon

- Morrison Formation

- Sommerville

- Curtis Formation

- Entrada Formation

- Carmel Formation

- Navajo Sandstone

- Kayenta Formation

- Wingate Sandstone

- Chinle Formation

- Moenkopi Formation

- Cutler Group

- Cutler Undivided

- Honaker Trail Formation

- Paradox Formation

- White Rim Sandstone

- Organ Rock Shale

- Cedar Mesa

- Rock Strata

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Canyonlands National Park - Dakota Sandstone