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Island Park Fault / Dinosaur National Monument
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Photographer: Ron Wolf
ID: 0000 0000 0814 1546 (2014-08-12)Copyright © 2014 Ron Wolf
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INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
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date of photo Jun 10, 2014
location
Jones Creek area. Dinosaur National Monument (Uintah County, Utah, US)notes Island Park Fault. View to the north along Jones Creek. The cliffs on the left side of this small valley are formed by the Weber Sandstone which is Pennsylvanian and Permian in age. The cliffs on the right are formed by the Madison Limestone which is Mississippian in age. The vertical displacement along the thrust fault in this area is about 3,000 ft.keywords: geology, earth science, geomorphology, fault, faulting, Mississippian, Pennsylvanian, Permian, thrust,
camera Canon EOS 7D, 24mm, f/11, 1/500 sec.
photo category: Misc. - geology
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