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Monday Geology Picture(s): Petrified Trees
Source info:
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| Date: | 2013-04-22 21:43:58 |
| Blog: | Georneys  |
| URL: | http://blogs.agu.org/georneys/2013/04/22/monday-geology-pictures-petrified-trees/ |
Summary:
My friend Ray recently visited Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona and was kind enough to send me some of his gorgeous pictures of the landscape, including the petrified trees. Ray says that these pictures were all taken along the Blue Mesa Loop. These fossilized trees are about 225 million years old! They are weathering out of the Chinle Formation, a beautiful Triassic sedimentary unit. I’ve never visited this park, …Content analysis:
Stratigraphic context:
| Recognized stratigraphic terms [n]: | Triassic [1] Chinle Formation [1] |
|---|---|
| Agenames chronostratigraphy [rating]: | Triassic [0.5] Mesozoic [0.5] Phanerozoic [0.5] [0.1] Upper Triassic [0.1] |
Geographic context:
| Location | Country | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinle | US | 36.1527 | -109.557 |
| Petrified Forest National Park | US | 34.9819 | -109.789 |
Keywords:
Arizona, Blue Mesa Loop, Chinle Formation, friend Ray, gorgeous pictures, Monday Geology Picture, park, Petrified Forest National, petrified trees, Triassic sedimentary unit
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