Dox Formation
The Dox Formation, also known as the Dox Sandstone, is a Mesoproterozoic rock formation that outcrops in the eastern Grand Canyon, Coconino County, Arizona. The strata of the Dox Formation, except for some more resistant sandstone beds, are relatively susceptible to erosion and weathering. The lower member of the Dox Formation consists of silty-sandstone and sandstone, and some interbedded argillaceous beds, that form stair-stepped, cliff-slope topography. The bulk of the Dox Formation typically forms rounded and sloping hill topography that occupies an unusually broad section of the canyon.
Dox Formation
The Dox Formation, also known as the Dox Sandstone, is a Mesoproterozoic rock formation that outcrops in the eastern Grand Canyon, Coconino County, Arizona. The strata of the Dox Formation, except for some more resistant sandstone beds, are relatively susceptible to erosion and weathering. The lower member of the Dox Formation consists of silty-sandstone and sandstone, and some interbedded argillaceous beds, that form stair-stepped, cliff-slope topography. The bulk of the Dox Formation typically forms rounded and sloping hill topography that occupies an unusually broad section of the canyon.
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The Dox Formation, also known ...... he Dox Castle butte was named.
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Meso-Proterozoic, between 1,140 and 1,104 Ma
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Dox Formation at Tanner Graben- and upstream on Colorado River
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Dox Castle, north side of Colorado River, Shinumo quadrangle, Coconino County, Arizona.
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Mesoproterozoic
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Arizona, Grand Canyon
Isis Temple region, southwest ...... orge, and along Colorado River
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Escalante Creek Member, Solomo ...... Member, and Ochoa Point Member
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The Dox Formation, also known ...... y broad section of the canyon.
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Dox Formation
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