Pennsylvanian Hermosa Group, Highway 550, San Juan Mountains, Colorado

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Roadcut of Pennsylvanian Hermosa Group strata exposed between Molas Pass and Engineer Pass along US 550, San Juan Mountains, Colorado. Amalgamated cross-bedded, lenticular arkosic sandstone bodies and fine-grained mudstone partings with complex bedding relationships.