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Strata of Yale Point, Black Mesa, Navajo Nation

Strata of Yale Point, Black Mesa, Navajo Nation

Black Mesa in northern Arizona's Navajo Nations rests largely on Cretaceous sedimentary rocks: from youngest to oldest, Yale Point Sandstone, Wepo Formation and the Toreva Formation. All of which rests on the older Mancos Shale and Dakota Formation.

Photographer: Dale Nations 

Photo Date: circa 1985