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Paleochannel in the Chinle Formation, Hopi Reservation

Paleochannel in the Chinle Formation, Hopi Reservation

Pliocene-age Upper Bidahochi Formation cross-bedded sands (two tones of light brown) in a paleochannel carved into the the Upper Triassic-age Chinle Formation (dark red). Located approximately south of Burnside, AZ.

Photographer: Brian Gootee