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Canyonlands National Park Seedling in Biological Soil Crust
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Canyonlands National Park
Mesa Verde Group
Book Cliffs
Book Cliffs
 

This layer does not occur in Canyonlands.

Deposited
Late Cretaceous (64 to 144 million years ago)

Depositional Environment
Lagoons, bays, other near-shore regimes.

Appearance
Cliff forming, gray-brown layered sandstones.

Notes
The Mesa Verde Group contains bituminous coal which is mined around Price, UT.

Example
Book Cliffs north of I-70 between Grand Junction, CO and Green River, UT.

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