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units are separated by distance, and type of deposition material; the local subsidence, or uplift, as well as glaciation, and sea level changes, can cause variations in the deposition sequences of transgression–regressions. The ocean was to the west of the proto-North
American continent, but also
499:, and regression, thus the alternating sandstone, siltstones, conglomerate subsections (facies); the subsections are not always a continuous transition into the above section, mostly due to ocean levels, falling, or rising, glaciation, or regional
515:, off-shore volcanic island arch(es)), of ancient Nevada supplied material, from the west, off the 'ancestral' West Coast. The continent supplied material from the east, both directions supplying the offshore basin, the
888:, Ron Blakey, Wayne Ranney, c 2008, Grand Canyon Association (publisher), 176 pages, with Appendix, Glossary, Index. Contains approximately 75 shaded topographic maps, for geology, etc., with 54 (23 pairs, (46)) for
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The Late
Pennsylvanian–Early Permian geologic sequence of the Supai Group common in the Grand Canyon: The Pennsylvanian is the Late Carboniferous.
138:
536:
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1423:
1128:
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is the approximate lineage, NNE to SSW of the western coast region of North
America from where the oceans transgressed. The ancient
300:, down-dropped to west, southeast of Toroweap Overlook (North Rim, at Lava Falls), and west of Havasupai. The red, sandstone shelf,
1518:
997:
346:
landform, north of Grand Canyon
Village (South Rim, 5-mi), contains a representative example of the Supai Group 'redbeds', and
316:, the resistant Esplanade Sandstone is described in access routes exploring the Toroweap Lake area (Hike 17, Vulcans Throne).
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457:'redbed' type geologic sequence found north and northeasterly in Utah – (parts of western border Colorado).
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523:, in later epochs. Three other basins were involved in this history: southwest of the
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292:. The rock unit forms a resistant shelf in the west Grand Canyon, south side of the
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247:
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323:–(trail), of the east Grand Canyon is also named for the Esplanade Sandstone. The
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National
Register of Historic Places listings in Grand Canyon National Park
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The Supai Group members were created from marine (oceanic) sequences of
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units that support the landform. The sequence of units below the white
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The
Esplanade Sandstone is only found in Arizona, with the
531:–(eastern Utah to Southwest Colorado), northeast was the
899:
Ivo
Lucchitta, 2001, Mountaineers's Books. (softcover,
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539:
was north-northwest, at present day northwest Utah.
892:
specifically; others are global, or North
American.
251:Northern Arizona, Grand Canyon, basement rocks of
327:sandstone geologic unit from eastern Utah is the
1510:
633:4 – Esplanade Sandstone – (Grand Canyon &
991:
1424:List of trails in Grand Canyon National Park
543:Supai Group and Hermosa Group, coeval units
503:–(basins, etc.) or uplift of land. Today's
998:
984:
886:Ancient Landscapes of the Colorado Plateau
866:Ancient Landscapes of the Colorado Plateau
849:Ancient Landscapes of the Colorado Plateau
836:Ancient Landscapes of the Colorado Plateau
823:Ancient Landscapes of the Colorado Plateau
793:Ancient Landscapes of the Colorado Plateau
425:(attached at base of Redwall cliffs – 40%)
1524:Sandstone formations of the United States
555:, Arizona, Utah, and northwest Colorado:
535:–(NW Colorado, NE Utah, SW Wyoming); the
218:330 feet (100 m) approximate maximum
1129:Grand Canyon–Parashant National Monument
563:Grand Canyon & central-northeast AZ
255:, Arizona, & extreme southwest Utah
16:Geologic unit found in the Grand Canyon
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387:4 – Esplanade Sandstone – cliff-former
979:
1393:Powell Geographic Expedition of 1869
460:
1529:Natural history of the Grand Canyon
1398:1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision
338:Isis Temple and Hermosa Group, Utah
13:
1544:Cisuralian Series of North America
959:–(Prospect Canyon) as west border
14:
1555:
1485:Grand Canyon: The Hidden Secrets
1419:Grand Canyon Backcountry Camping
1005:
940:
918:Geology of the Grand Canyon area
770:cover distances, over time, the
384:– (massive sloped ‘’red-beds’’)
142:uppermost vertical red cliff of
119:
45:
1478:The Man Who Walked Through Time
559:
358:prominence of Isis Temple are:
157:shelf-cliff of grayish vertical
1519:Geologic formations of Arizona
1492:Grand Canyon: A Different View
1403:Grand Canyon Airlines Flight 6
858:
841:
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815:
798:
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667:– (east & southeast) Utah
186:(Hermit elsewhere in Arizona:
1:
1046:Grand Canyon Village, Arizona
855:, (cross-sections), p. xviii.
778:
308:region, Toroweap Valley with
949:The Esplanade (Grand Canyon)
566:Utah – east & southeast
414:– large (vertical) red cliff
7:
1124:Grand Canyon Forest Reserve
911:
825:, pp. 42, 43 (map, 287 Ma).
430:light-greenish slope-former
184:– (Permian), Grand Canyon;
10:
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1036:Grand Canyon National Park
884:Blakey, and Ranney, 2008.
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1383:
1362:
1331:
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897:Hiking Arizona's Geology,
775:northwest, or southwest.
665:Elephant Canyon Formation
525:Ancestral Rocky Mountains
519:which became part of the
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26:
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1434:Grand Canyon Conservancy
806:Hiking Arizona's Geology
521:Basin and Range Province
304:is about 20-mi long. At
149:large red vertical cliff
1255:Uinkaret volcanic field
1134:Grand Canyon Supergroup
1021:Black Suspension Bridge
968:below in Colorado River
962:Uinkaret volcanic field
727:"Ancestral Rocky Mtns"
708:"Ancestral Rocky Mtns"
689:"Ancestral Rocky Mtns"
670:"Ancestral Rocky Mtns"
645:"Ancestral Rocky Mtns"
547:The approximate coeval
440:dk brown massive cliffs
314:Uinkaret volcanic field
1472:(2017 children's book)
868:, 165 Ma map: (upper)–
864:Blakey, Ranney, 2008.
847:Blakey, Ranney, 2008.
834:Blakey, Ranney, 2008.
821:Blakey, Ranney, 2008.
791:Blakey, Ranney, 2008.
617:(eroded to sea level,
614:"Ancestral Rocky Mtns"
533:Central Colorado Basin
1498:Grand Canyon Escalade
1462:A Bigger Grand Canyon
1318:Little Colorado River
1031:Grand Canyon Escalade
947:Aerial view – WNW of
853:"Geologic X-sections"
768:marine transgressions
603:~340–(330) to 285 Ma
453:being the equivalent
296:, at the east of the
194:Sedona, AZ (townsite)
1119:Grand Canyon Caverns
1109:Ericameria arizonica
1041:Grand Canyon Skywalk
933:Marine transgression
923:Cedar Mesa Sandstone
720:Watahomigi Formation
641:Cedar Mesa Sandstone
497:marine transgression
488:Watahomigi Formation
404:Watahomigi Formation
329:Cedar Mesa Sandstone
172:Geological formation
1149:Sixtymile Formation
1144:Nankoweap Formation
1114:Esplanade Sandstone
701:Manakacha Formation
682:Wescogame Formation
483:Manakacha Formation
478:Wescogame Formation
474:Esplanade Sandstone
398:Manakacha Formation
392:Wescogame Formation
274:Esplanade Sandstone
205:Wescogame Formation
144:Esplanade Sandstone
28:Stratigraphic range
22:Esplanade Sandstone
1440:Grand Canyon Suite
1323:Bright Angel Creek
1243:Bright Angel Shale
1084:Agave phillipsiana
434:Bright Angel Shale
364:Coconino Sandstone
356:Coconino Sandstone
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1447:Desert Wonderland
1223:Redwall Limestone
1193:Hyaloclastite Dam
1164:Shinumo Quartzite
1056:Marble Canyon Dam
1026:Bridge Canyon Dam
895:Lucchitta, 2001.
804:Lucchitta, 2001.
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763:
517:Cordilleran Basin
461:Geologic sequence
444:Shinumo Quartzite
412:Redwall Limestone
342:In Grand Canyon,
306:Toroweap Overlook
267:
266:
207:, (3rd member) –
153:Redwall Limestone
1551:
1534:Colorado Plateau
1260:Vasey's Paradise
1188:Hermit Formation
1000:
993:
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951:, south bank of
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890:Colorado Plateau
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870:Carmel Formation
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655:Pakoon Limestone
585:(northwest) – CO
583:(northeast) – UT
558:
509:Antler Mountains
377:– grayish slopes
375:Hermit Formation
368:white prominence
248:Colorado Plateau
190:Oak Creek Canyon
182:Hermit Formation
133:, from 2-mi, on
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1465:(1998 painting)
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1339:Harvey Butchart
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1275:Vulcan's Throne
1173:Grand Staircase
1099:Cardenas Basalt
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125:south view of
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1089:Apollo Temple
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40:290–287
35:
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20:
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1470:Grand Canyon
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1454:Grand Canyon
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1438:
1306:Havasu Falls
1301:Havasu Creek
1265:Venus Temple
1233:Temple Butte
1218:Prospect Dam
1208:Newton Butte
1178:Freya Castle
1113:
1061:Maswik Lodge
1007:Grand Canyon
972:
928:Stratigraphy
896:
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874:Sundance Sea
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659:Grand Canyon
635:Verde Valley
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589:Uintah Basin
546:
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429:
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367:
352:cliff-former
348:slope-former
341:
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318:
290:Grand Canyon
284:, dark red,
280:, resistant
273:
268:
263:Grand Canyon
253:Verde Valley
246:(southwest)
156:
148:
143:
131:Grand Canyon
1456:(1958 film)
1349:Kenton Grua
1313:Kanab Creek
1238:Tonto Group
1213:Ochoa Point
1198:Isis Temple
1154:Unkar Group
1139:Chuar Group
1051:Kolb Studio
838:, p. xviii.
808:, Hike 17,
795:, p. xviii.
661:, & NV
657:– (west) –
599:Supai Group
470:Supai Group
382:Supai Group
344:Isis Temple
209:Supai Group
147:(the lower
135:Tonto Trail
127:Isis Temple
1513:Categories
1354:John Hance
1296:Deer Creek
1014:Facilities
966:Lava Falls
905:0898867304
779:References
724:(Hermosa)
705:(Hermosa)
686:(Hermosa)
587:(proto) –
501:subsidence
438:A – upon (
269:The Lower
1370:Havasupai
750:compahgre
732:members?
713:members?
694:members?
675:members?
575:compahgre
561:Arizona –
282:sandstone
232:sandstone
223:Lithology
215:Thickness
188:(west) –
178:Underlies
1375:Hualapai
912:See also
766:Because
648:xxxxxxx
637:region)
527:was the
238:Location
201:Overlies
192:region,
1412:Related
1076:Geology
964:at NW;
955:, with
872:, with
730:Hermosa
711:Hermosa
692:Hermosa
673:Hermosa
592:region
271:Permian
228:Primary
109:↓
34:Permian
1385:Events
1363:Tribes
1332:People
903:
772:coeval
756:Uplift
619:165 Ma
579:Uplift
455:coeval
325:coeval
260:Extent
243:Region
32:Lower
743:Uncom
653:3B –
570:Uncom
549:Supai
428:B – (
276:is a
901:ISBN
718:1 –
699:2 –
680:3 –
551:and
442:) –
432:) –
417:C –
410:D –
402:1 –
396:2 –
390:3 –
380:E –
373:F –
362:G –
350:and
319:The
168:Type
48:PreꞒ
151:is
1515::
851:,
745:–
621:)
511:–(
421:–
331:.
312:,
137:,
129:,
98:Pg
42:Ma
36:,
30::
999:e
992:t
985:v
907:)
572:-
366:–
196:)
162:)
103:N
93:K
88:J
83:T
78:P
73:C
68:D
63:S
58:O
53:Ꞓ
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