Arizona – Sedimentary Geology

Permo-Triassic unconformity at Lees Ferry, AZ

March 17, 2020March 20, 2020 by Michael Smith, posted in Sedimentary Geology

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Subtly incised Permian Kaibab Limestone overlain by Triassic Moenkopi Formation, Lee’s Ferry, AZ.

Deformed Proterozoic strata, Granite Wash, AZ

March 17, 2020March 24, 2020 by Michael Smith, posted in Structural Geology

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Complexly-deformed Proterozoic metasediments exposed in the upper Verde valley catchment, Arizona.

Hermit Formation, Dry Beaver Creek, Arizona

March 16, 2020March 20, 2020 by Michael Smith, posted in Sedimentary Geology

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Permian terrestrial strata of the Hermit Formation containing interesting fluvial bedforms, Dry Beaver Creek, AZ.