Wingate Sandstone
E557514
Wingate Sandstone is a prominent Late Triassic sandstone formation of the Colorado Plateau, known for forming towering vertical cliffs and dramatic canyon walls in places like Capitol Reef National Park.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic formation
ⓘ
sedimentary rock unit ⓘ |
| ageRange | approximately 200–210 million years old ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Mesozoic stratigraphy of the Colorado Plateau ⓘ |
| cement |
calcium carbonate cement
ⓘ
silica cement ⓘ |
| commonUses | scenic and recreational landscapes ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depositionalEnvironment | eolian dune field ⓘ |
| diagenesis | well-indurated by cementation ⓘ |
| exposedIn |
Arches National Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canyonlands National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Capitol Reef National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Colorado National Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ Glen Canyon National Recreation Area NERFINISHED ⓘ Monument Valley region NERFINISHED ⓘ San Rafael Swell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forms |
steep canyon walls
ⓘ
vertical cliffs ⓘ |
| fossilContent | generally sparse fossils ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Late Triassic ⓘ |
| geologicPeriod | Triassic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicSetting | Colorado Plateau sedimentary sequence ⓘ |
| grainSize | fine- to medium-grained ⓘ |
| lithology | sandstone ⓘ |
| namedFor | Fort Wingate, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | dramatic canyon and cliff topography ⓘ |
| overlies | Chinle Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Colorado Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| porosity | moderate primary porosity ⓘ |
| primaryComposition | quartz sand ⓘ |
| primarySedimentaryStructure | large-scale cross-bedding ⓘ |
| region |
Arizona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resistanceToErosion | high ⓘ |
| stratigraphicGroup | Glen Canyon Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thickness |
up to about 120 meters
ⓘ
up to about 400 feet ⓘ |
| typicalCliffStyle | sheer vertical walls ⓘ |
| typicalColor |
orange-red
ⓘ
reddish-brown ⓘ |
| underlies |
Kayenta Formation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Navajo Sandstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weatheringPattern | forms talus slopes at cliff bases ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.