Red Point Mesa, Apache Co., Arizona, USAi
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Red Point Mesa | Mesa |
Apache Co. | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 36° 42' 38'' North , 109° 57' 30'' West | ||||||||||||||||||
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 36.71056,-109.95833 | ||||||||||||||||||
GeoHash: | G#: 9w9bcffy3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Locality type: | Mesa | ||||||||||||||||||
Köppen climate type: | BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate | ||||||||||||||||||
Nearest Settlements: |
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A summit (mesa).
Regions containing this locality
North America Plate | Tectonic Plate |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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Oxfordian - Toarcian 157.3 - 182.7 Ma ID: 2778766 | San Rafael Group Age: Jurassic (157.3 - 182.7 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Carmel Formation; Entrada Sandstone Description: Commonly cross-bedded, ledge-forming sandstone and slope-forming siltstone. Rock typically has a striped red and white aspect. The Carmel Formation and Entrada Sandstone are prominent members of this group. (Late to Middle Jurassic, about 160-180 Ma) Comments: Original map source: Arizona Geological Survey, DI-8 Geologic Map of Arizona, Digital Spatial data for the Geologic Map of Arizona, v. 3.0, edited by S.M. Richard and S.M. Kneale, 2002, 10 p., 2 DOS HD disks. Arc/INFO export file (.e00) format, scale 1:1,000,000. Lithology: Major:{sandstone,siltstone} Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133] |
Early Jurassic - Late Triassic 174.1 - 237 Ma ID: 3185972 | Mesozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Mesozoic (174.1 - 237 Ma) Lithology: Sandstone-conglomerate Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
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- Arizona
- Apache Co.
- Red Point Mesa
- Apache Co.