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Organ Rock Shale
photo: Remnants of Organ Rock Shale form many spires in the Maze District's Land of Standing Rocks.
Photo by Mike Hill
Remnants of Organ Rock Shale form many spires in the Maze District's Land of Standing Rocks.
 

Deposited
Permian Period (245 to 286 million years ago)

Depositional Environment
Marine lowlands, braided streams and tidal flats

Appearance
Dark red, lumpy mudstones/sandstones (forms towers with protective White Rim caprock)

Examples
Towers in Monument Basin at the Island in the Sky District as well as in the Land of Standing Rocks in the Maze.

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