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Stop 5: Glorieta Sandstone
Check out sandstone made up of sand from a vast desert.
Stop 5: Glorieta Sandstone
The outcrop of Glorieta Sandstone here is about 10 meters of sandstone exposed along the canyon wall. This sandstone formed around 270 million years ago as part of a vast desert that covered part of the Southwest.
Glorieta Sandstone at the microscopic level.
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February 11, 2022.