Hermit Formation
E591906
The Hermit Formation is a Permian-age red siltstone and mudstone rock unit prominently exposed in the Grand Canyon region of Arizona, known for its soft, easily eroded slopes beneath the cliffs of the overlying Supai Group.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic formation
ⓘ
stratigraphic unit ⓘ |
| color | red ⓘ |
| contains |
fine-grained clastic rocks
ⓘ
laminated siltstone ⓘ mudstone ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depositionalEnvironment |
continental
ⓘ
floodplain ⓘ fluvial ⓘ |
| erosionalCharacteristic | easily eroded ⓘ |
| exposedIn | Grand Canyon National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forms | soft slopes ⓘ |
| fossilContent |
plant fossils
ⓘ
trace fossils ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Permian ⓘ |
| geologicPeriod | Permian ⓘ |
| geologicProvince | Colorado Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lithology |
mudstone
ⓘ
siltstone ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arizona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| namedFor | Hermit Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlainBy | Supai Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Grand Canyon stratigraphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLocation | Grand Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
southwestern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Southwestern United States
|
| stratigraphicPosition | below Supai Group cliffs ⓘ |
| underlainBy | Esplanade Sandstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| underlies | Supai Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weatheringStyle | slope-forming ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.