Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area The #geologic stor | Geology of the world and the Environment
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
The #geologic story of Red Rock #Canyon is told by its unique #rock formations. Layers of red and white #sediments, creating the accordion-like #folds in the #cliff faces, are capped with a harder, more resistant black #basaltic rock or pink #volcanic tuff. These sedimentary and #igneous #layers were deposited in an ancient inland lake and valley millions of years ago and have subsequently been lifted by the Garlock, El Paso, and Sierra Frontal #Faults. Streams and rivers have carved the canyon that we see today with its colorful cliff faces. The red coloring between the layers is an #iron #oxide (rust) staining.
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