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English: 2021 revision of the stratigraphic column of strata of the Grand Canyon region showing individual geologic formations and major unconformities that comprise three sets of strata; 1. Vishnu Basement Rocks, 2. Grand Canyon Supergroup, and 3. Layered Paleozoic Rocks. The major unconformities are the 1. Great Nonconformity, 2. Great Angular Unconformity, and 3. Great Unconformity.
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Source Karlstrom, K., L. Crossey, A. Mathis, and C. Bowman. 2021. Telling time at Grand Canyon National Park: 2020 update. Natural Resource Report NPS/GRCA/NRR—2021/2246. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado. https://doi.org/10.36967/nrr-2285173.
Author U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Fort Collins, Colorado
Camera location36° 18′ 00″ N, 112° 45′ 00″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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2021 Geologic stratigraphic column of strata exposed in and near the Grand Canyon showing newly recognized stratigraphic units, major unconformities, and changes in stratigraphic nomenclature and geochronology

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