Navajo Sandstone

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Navajo Sandstone is a massive, pale to reddish Jurassic-age sandstone formation on the Colorado Plateau, renowned for its sweeping cross-bedded cliffs and iconic desert landscapes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geologic formation
sedimentary rock unit
cementType calcite cement
iron oxide cement
country United States
depositionalSetting arid continental
diageneticFeature color banding
iron concretions
environmentOfDeposition eolian dune field
erg
exposedIn Arizona
Colorado
New Mexico
Utah
formsLandformsAt Arches National Park
Canyonlands National Park
Capitol Reef National Park
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Zion National Park
fossilContent dinosaur tracks
invertebrate trace fossils
vertebrate burrows
geologicAge Jurassic
geologicPeriod Early Jurassic
grainSize fine to medium
knownFor iconic desert landscapes
photogenic red rock scenery
lithology sandstone
namedFor Navajo people
notableFeature large-scale cross-bedding
steep canyon walls
sweeping cliffs
overlies Kayenta Formation
partOf Colorado Plateau
permeability high
porosity high
primarySediment quartz sand
regionalExtent southwestern United States
role aquifer
stratigraphicUnitOf Glen Canyon Group
linked to: Kayenta Formation
thickness up to several hundred meters
typicalColor pale
reddish
underlies Carmel Formation
Temple Cap Formation
weatheringPattern rounded domes
slickrock surfaces

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Colorado Plateau notableRockFormations Navajo Sandstone
Colorado Plateau notableRockFormations Wingate Sandstone
linked to: Navajo Sandstone
Arches National Park rockType Navajo Sandstone
Colorado National Monument geology Colorado Plateau sandstone
linked to: Navajo Sandstone
Horseshoe Bend geologicalFormation Navajo Sandstone
Capitol Reef National Park hasRockUnits Navajo Sandstone
Kayenta Formation underlies Navajo Sandstone
Zion Canyon rockType Navajo Sandstone
Angels Landing trail geology Navajo Sandstone
Checkerboard Mesa composedOf Navajo Sandstone
Zion–Mount Carmel Tunnel passesThrough Navajo Sandstone cliffs
linked to: Navajo Sandstone
Observation Point geology Navajo Sandstone
Horse Ranch Mountain geology Navajo Sandstone
Entrada Sandstone overlies Navajo Sandstone
Devils Garden rockType Navajo Sandstone
San Rafael Group overlies Navajo Sandstone
Blue John Canyon geologicalFormation Navajo Sandstone
Park Avenue hasRockType Navajo Sandstone
Waterpocket Fold composedOf Navajo Sandstone
Capitol Gorge hasRockType Navajo Sandstone
Cassidy Arch rockUnit Navajo Sandstone
Grand Wash hasRockType Navajo Sandstone
Wingate Sandstone underlies Navajo Sandstone
Escalante River canyons geology Navajo Sandstone
Calf Creek Falls geologicalFormation Navajo Sandstone
Zebra Slot Canyon formedIn Navajo Sandstone
Paria River area geology Navajo Sandstone
Butler Wash geologicalFormation Navajo Sandstone
Comb Ridge contains Navajo Sandstone
Temple Cap Formation overlies Navajo Sandstone
Carmel Formation overlies Navajo Sandstone
Glen Canyon Group includesFormation Navajo Sandstone
Coyote Gulch hasGeologicalFeature Navajo Sandstone
Chute Canyon geology Navajo Sandstone
Little Wild Horse Canyon rockType Navajo Sandstone (predominant)
linked to: Navajo Sandstone
San Rafael Reef rockType Navajo Sandstone
Parowan Gap Petroglyphs carvedOn Navajo Sandstone cliffs
linked to: Navajo Sandstone
Hickman Bridge rockUnit Navajo Sandstone
Virgin River Gorge geology Navajo Sandstone
Near The Grotto in Zion Canyon geologyContext Navajo Sandstone cliffs
subject linked to: near The Grotto in Zion Canyon
linked to: Navajo Sandstone
The Narrows hasRockType Navajo Sandstone
Weeping Rock geologicalContext Navajo Sandstone
Court of the Patriarchs composedOf Navajo Sandstone
Big Bend geology Navajo Sandstone cliffs
linked to: Navajo Sandstone
Zion–Mount Carmel Highway passesThrough Navajo Sandstone formations
linked to: Navajo Sandstone
Zion Wilderness geology Navajo Sandstone
Great White Throne material Navajo Sandstone