Entrada Sandstone

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geologic formation sedimentary rock unit

Entrada Sandstone is a Jurassic-age sedimentary rock formation in the U.S. Southwest, renowned for forming the dramatic natural arches and other erosional landforms seen in places like Arches National Park.

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Label Occurrences
Entrada Sandstone canonical 16

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geologic formation ⓘ
sedimentary rock unit ⓘ
containsSedimentaryStructures cross-bedding ⓘ
mud cracks ⓘ
ripple marks ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
depositionalEnvironment eolian dune ⓘ
sabkha ⓘ
tidal flat ⓘ
diagenesis iron-oxide cementation ⓘ
economicUse tourism ⓘ
erosionProcess frost wedging ⓘ
salt weathering ⓘ
exposedAt Arches National Park ⓘ
Canyonlands National Park ⓘ
Capitol Reef National Park ⓘ
Dinosaur National Monument ⓘ
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area ⓘ
Goblin Valley State Park ⓘ
San Rafael Swell ⓘ
formsFeature Delicate Arch ⓘ
Double Arch ⓘ
Fiery Furnace formations ⓘ
Landscape Arch ⓘ
geologicAge Middle Jurassic ⓘ
geologicPeriod Jurassic ⓘ
knownFor cliffs ⓘ
domes ⓘ
hoodoos ⓘ
natural arches ⓘ
slot canyons ⓘ
lithology mudstone ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ
siltstone ⓘ
namedAfter Entrada Point ⓘ
namedBy C. B. Hunt ⓘ
overlies Carmel Formation ⓘ
Navajo Sandstone ⓘ
paleoclimateIndicator arid to semi-arid Jurassic climate ⓘ
porosity high primary porosity ⓘ
primaryColor orange ⓘ
red ⓘ
region Colorado Plateau ⓘ
southwestern United States ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Southwest
thickness up to about 150 meters ⓘ
underlies Curtis Formation ⓘ
Morrison Formation ⓘ
weatheringStyle differential weathering ⓘ
yearNamed 1953 ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arches National Park → rockType → Entrada Sandstone ⓘ
Delicate Arch → rockType → Entrada Sandstone ⓘ
Double Arch → rockUnit → Entrada Sandstone ⓘ
Balanced Rock → formationMemberOf → Entrada Sandstone ⓘ
Devils Garden → rockType → Entrada Sandstone ⓘ
Windows Section → rockType → Entrada Sandstone ⓘ
Courthouse Towers → composedOf → Entrada Sandstone ⓘ
Sand Dune Arch → geologicalFormationType → Entrada Sandstone ⓘ
Skyline Arch → hasMaterial → Entrada Sandstone ⓘ
Broken Arch → hasMaterial → Entrada Sandstone ⓘ
Tunnel Arch → rockType → Entrada Sandstone ⓘ
Partition Arch → rockUnit → Entrada Sandstone ⓘ
Double O Arch → material → Entrada Sandstone ⓘ
Landscape Arch → rockType → Entrada Sandstone ⓘ
Summerville Formation → overlies → Entrada Sandstone ⓘ
San Rafael Group → contains → Entrada Sandstone ⓘ