2021-07-30 13:53:13
Red Rock Canyon in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada
Waterton #Lakes National Park is a national park located in the southwest corner of #Alberta, Canada, and borders Glacier National Park in Montana, United States. Waterton was #Canada's fourth national park.
this #canyon was #excavated by #erosion in the rockie #mountains of Canada (1200 to 1500 million years old).
most #rocks seen are #sedimentary, some of which have been slightly #metamorphosed (changed); a small percentage are #igneous
red rocks are usually #argillite - with less than 3% oxidized iron; green are also argillite - with unoxidized #iron ; beige/grey/brown are limestone or dolomite; black is an #intrusive #magma sandwiched between bands of white #marble (super-heated #limestone) called the Purcell Sill.
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