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| Keywords: Grand Canyon Moran Point03.jpg Grand Canyon is a steep sided gorge formed by the Colorado River in northern Arizona United States View from Moran Point on the East Rim of Grand Canyon <br>Close-up of Moran Point--The viewpoint Grandview Point is 3-mi west South Rim east terminus region and sits above the slope-forming members Hermit Shale then Supai Group redbeds with white layers <br>The View of Grandview Point can delineate the geology of the 4-units above the Supai Group 'redbeds' The top 4 units of the the South Rim and North Rim are the Permian units and some interfaces are not visible close-up but at the 3-mi distance of Grandview Point the 4 units are 4-- white -Kaibab Limestone cliff 3-- dark slope-former -Toroweap Formation 2-- very white/buff -Coconino Sandstone cliff 1-- very light slope-former -Hermit Shale Also the top unit of Supai Group 'redbeds' below is a cliff-former the Esplanade Sandstone Thicknesses of Kaibab and Coconino units are a maximum of about 300-350 ft Roadside Geology of Arizona so the Esplanade Sandstone cliff-former unit below Grandview Point may be 100-150+ ft maximum At the western end of the Grand Canyon east of Lava Falls and Lava Flls Rapid the south side of the Colorado River contains an erosion resistant platform comprised of Esplanade Sandstone and called The Esplanade-- see Category The Esplanade Grand Canyon Grand Canyon ist eine vom Colorado River geformte tiefe Schlucht im nördlichen Arizona Vereinigte Staaten Im Bild Blick vom Moran Point am East Rim des Grand Canyon own 1998-05-22 Nikater Own work all rights released Public domain Grand Canyon Grand Canyon East Rim Moran Point Kaibab Limestone in Arizona Kaibab Limestone bedding Toroweap Formation Toroweap Formation bedding Coconino Sandstone in Arizona Coconino Sandstone cliffs Hermit Shale Hermit Formation slopes Supai Group Supai Group 'redbeds' Esplanade Sandstone Esplanade Sandstone cliffs Wescogame Formation Wescogame Formation slopes Manakacha Formation Manakacha Formation bedding Watahomigi Formation Watahomigi Formation slopes Redwall Limestone cliffs | ||||
