Toroweap Formation
The Middle Permian Toroweap Formation is a thin, darker geologic unit, between the brighter colored units of the Kaibab Limestone above, and Coconino Sandstone below. It is a prominent unit in Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA, found through sections of the South Rim, Grand Canyon, and the North Rim, of the Kaibab Plateau; also the Kaibab's southeast extension to Cape Royal, the Walhalla Plateau. The Colorado River of the Grand Canyon makes its excursion from due-south to due-west around the Walhalla Plateau, as it enters the east end of the Grand Canyon's interior, Granite Gorge. The formation is also found in southeast Utah.
Toroweap Formation
The Middle Permian Toroweap Formation is a thin, darker geologic unit, between the brighter colored units of the Kaibab Limestone above, and Coconino Sandstone below. It is a prominent unit in Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA, found through sections of the South Rim, Grand Canyon, and the North Rim, of the Kaibab Plateau; also the Kaibab's southeast extension to Cape Royal, the Walhalla Plateau. The Colorado River of the Grand Canyon makes its excursion from due-south to due-west around the Walhalla Plateau, as it enters the east end of the Grand Canyon's interior, Granite Gorge. The formation is also found in southeast Utah.
has abstract
The Middle Permian Toroweap Fo ...... dunes or beach deposits, east.
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Wikipage page ID
35,897,048
Wikipage revision ID
717,678,997
age
Early Permian,
Caption
Toroweap formation in Grand Canyon National Park
extent
Grand Canyon, North & South Rims, northeast Arizona, southeast Utah
imagesize
prilithology
gypsum & shale, also sandstone
region
-Colorado Plateau
Northern Arizona, southeast Utah
Thickness
approximate maximum
underlies
Kaibab Limestone-, Grand Canyon, North Rim, Kaibab Plateau), elsewhere in Arizona, Utah
subject
comment
The Middle Permian Toroweap Fo ...... also found in southeast Utah.
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label
Toroweap Formation
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