Rocks of Ages by bmac62
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...OMG, I fell in love with the red rocks of Sedona.
...I wanted to give you a short brief about each of the layers seen in this sandstone monolith in the Verde Valley of central Arizona.
...er, let's see, mountain building, erosion; metamorphism, intrusion; sedimentation, volcanism; uplift, mountain-building; deposition, erosion; Permian, Triassic, Tertiary...
...I am way out of my league! lol.
...If any of you are rock hounds take a look at THIS LINK.
...the red rocks of Sedona while mostly sandstone contain other layers and are capped with rim basalts that has kept them from eroding away.
...how old? Formed mostly during the Permian age beginning about 280 million years ago give or take a few million years:)
...why red? Waterbourne iron deposits have coated every grain of sandstone and the sandstone has taken on the rusty color seen above.
Bill
"Hanging Around"
Comments (38)
taliesin86001
Beautiful...I live about a half hours drive from here but it never gets old. thanks for the photo.
bobrgallegos
Awesome photo!!
Blush
What a great looking rock/cliff Hugs Susan~
MagikUnicorn
B E A U T Y
Rainastorm
AMAZING PLACE!!!
emmecielle
Gorgeous image and interesting info! :)
danapommet
This is an amazing capture Bill - I love the shot, colors, details and contrast with the beautiful blue sky. Awesome narrative also! Dana
prutzworks
5*