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Rocks of Ages

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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" thumb_2235539.jpg

Comments (38)


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taliesin86001

1:42PM | Tue, 16 August 2011

Beautiful...I live about a half hours drive from here but it never gets old. thanks for the photo.

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bobrgallegos

4:17PM | Tue, 16 August 2011

Awesome photo!!

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Blush

6:26PM | Tue, 16 August 2011

What a great looking rock/cliff Hugs Susan~

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MagikUnicorn

11:14AM | Wed, 17 August 2011

B E A U T Y

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Rainastorm

11:41AM | Wed, 17 August 2011

AMAZING PLACE!!!

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emmecielle

2:15PM | Wed, 17 August 2011

Gorgeous image and interesting info! :)

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danapommet

10:34PM | Thu, 18 August 2011

This is an amazing capture Bill - I love the shot, colors, details and contrast with the beautiful blue sky. Awesome narrative also! Dana

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prutzworks

2:43PM | Thu, 25 August 2011

5*

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ModelE-30
Shutter Speed1/500
ISO Speed160
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