Mostly Moenkopi by auntietk

Photography • Landscape • posted on Jul 17, 2013

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Description

Southern Utah, Capitol Reef area. The striped, chocolate-brown rock in the foreground is called Moenkopi, and it was laid down about 240 million years ago during the Triassic. If I remember correctly, it was formed by layers of mud settling in a bog-like environment and later hardening into rock. The pretty gray and burgundy rock sitting on top of the Moenkopi is Chinle formation. Don't worry ... There won't be a test later! LOL!

Comments (25)

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Faemike55

2:22AM | Wed, 17 July 2013

Very beautiful area Great capture

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Wolfenshire

2:30AM | Wed, 17 July 2013

The desert does have some beauty to it.

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faroutsider

2:36AM | Wed, 17 July 2013

Chocrock with granite and sandstone topping - yummy! I love deserts...

alanwilliams

2:46AM | Wed, 17 July 2013

some astounding formations here, natures palette never fails to amaze

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evinrude

3:22AM | Wed, 17 July 2013

Such a striking mix of geology. Sedentary rock formations always amaze me with their colors and evenly banded patterns.

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Blush

3:23AM | Wed, 17 July 2013

Awesome scenery Hugs Susan

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prutzworks

4:09AM | Wed, 17 July 2013

cool strata

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durleybeachbum

4:15AM | Wed, 17 July 2013

You make geology come to life!

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kgb224

4:21AM | Wed, 17 July 2013

Superb capture Tara. God bless.

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kenmo

5:39AM | Wed, 17 July 2013

Wow..such jaw dropping beauty....

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jayfar

5:43AM | Wed, 17 July 2013

A nice pic well explained Tara.

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djescapes

9:17AM | Wed, 17 July 2013

One of my favorite places-great photo!

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MrsRatbag

9:21AM | Wed, 17 July 2013

Aww, you're so sedimental...and who knew photography could be so educational! Of course I won't remember anything, except who to ask next time I have a question ;p Wonderful capture, and I love the diagonal tilt to those sedimental lines, the signs of our unstable planet!

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Adobe_One_Kenobi

10:19AM | Wed, 17 July 2013

Just look at the sedimentary layers, what a cool thing auntie :)

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sharky_

10:57AM | Wed, 17 July 2013

Its amazing how these formation in layers are formed. Aloha

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bobrgallegos

11:07AM | Wed, 17 July 2013

Wonderful capture with great lines and textures!

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RodS

11:45AM | Wed, 17 July 2013

Well, I'm glad there won't be a test - I'm even having trouble pronouncing those formations.... :-D This is really cool Tara! The strata formations seem very similar to some of the recent photos from Mars.

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FredNunes

3:44PM | Wed, 17 July 2013

Amazing photo.

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spiegel428

7:35PM | Wed, 17 July 2013

Beautiful rock formations.

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adorety

7:39PM | Wed, 17 July 2013

Neat! Beautiful shot of these impressive formations.

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mairekas

8:33PM | Wed, 17 July 2013

Very beautiful view!

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Celart

6:47AM | Thu, 18 July 2013

Outstanding shot and view

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Katraz

6:02PM | Thu, 18 July 2013

Very interesting.

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moochagoo

2:24PM | Fri, 19 July 2013

I really love that rocks formation.

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debbielove

7:09AM | Sat, 27 July 2013

Thank goodness1 I was hopeless at tests.. Learnt more when I left school lol This is a beautiful and interesting shot, shows the ages of time well.. Good shot. Rob