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Roadside Geology: Wupatki and Sunset Crater Volcano National Monuments

dc.contributor.authorHanson, S.L.
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-13T21:51:00Z
dc.date.available2018-09-13T21:51:00Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.identifier.citationHanson, S.L., 2003, Roadside Geology: Wupatki and Sunset Crater Volcano National Monuments. Arizona Geological Survey Down to Earth, DTE #15, 36 p.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/628819
dc.descriptionThe geologic setting in Wupatki National Monument is distinctly different from that in Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, even though the monuments are side by side (Figure 1). At Wupatki, sedimentary rocks that were deposited by ancient seas and river systems more than two hundred million years ago during the Permian and Triassic Periods dominate the landscape. The landscape at Sunset Crater is dramatically different. Although underlain by the same rocks exposed at Wupatki, the Sunset Crater area is covered with cinders and cooled lava flows from intermittent volcanic eruptions during the last few million years. The most recent eruption was that of Sunset Crater Volcano, only about 900 years ago. This guide provides only a glimpse of what can be found in these areas. By hiking the trails and perusing the displays at the Visitor Centers, you will get a much more in-depth view of the monuments.
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesDTE-15
dc.relation.urlhttps://library.azgs.arizona.edu/
dc.rightsArizona Geological Survey. All rights reserved.
dc.subjectDown-To-Earth Series
dc.subjectCenozoic
dc.subjectQuaternary
dc.subjectMesozoic
dc.subjectPaleozoic
dc.subjectTriassic
dc.subjectPermian
dc.subjectCoconino County
dc.subjectFlagstaff
dc.subjectUS highway 89
dc.subjectMoenkopi Formation
dc.subjectKaibab Formation
dc.subjecthornito
dc.subjectvesicles
dc.subjectaa flow
dc.subjectWuptaki National Monument
dc.subjectBonito park
dc.subjectSan Francisco Peaks
dc.subjectalkali olivine basalt
dc.subjectdome volcanoes
dc.subjectcomposite volcano
dc.subjectcinder cones
dc.subjectvolcanoes
dc.subjectDoney Cliffs
dc.subjectKana'a Lava Flow
dc.titleRoadside Geology: Wupatki and Sunset Crater Volcano National Monuments
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csdgm.bounding.east-111.003
csdgm.bounding.north35.6809
csdgm.bounding.south35.2469
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