Navajo Sandstone canyon
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Navajo Sandstone canyon is a steep-walled, pale reddish-orange sandstone gorge characteristic of the Colorado Plateau, best known for its sheer cliffs, cross-bedded rock formations, and scenic slot canyons.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Navajo Sandstone canyon canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canyon
ⓘ
geological landform ⓘ |
| composedOf | Navajo Sandstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedBy |
flash floods
ⓘ
fluvial erosion ⓘ |
| foundInRegion |
Arizona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Jurassic ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
cross-bedded rock formations
ⓘ
pale reddish-orange color ⓘ sheer cliffs ⓘ slot canyons ⓘ steep walls ⓘ |
| hasCliffHeight | high vertical relief ⓘ |
| hasClimateSetting | semi-arid ⓘ |
| hasColor |
orange
ⓘ
pale red ⓘ |
| hasDrainagePattern | ephemeral streams ⓘ |
| hasErosionalProcess |
chemical weathering
ⓘ
mechanical weathering ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
narrow passages
ⓘ
overhanging walls ⓘ smoothly sculpted rock surfaces ⓘ vertical rock faces ⓘ |
| hasGeomorphicProcess |
downcutting
ⓘ
headward erosion ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | eolian dune sandstone ⓘ |
| hasPermeability | high permeability ⓘ |
| hasPorosity | high porosity ⓘ |
| hasRisk | flash flood hazard ⓘ |
| hasRockType | sandstone ⓘ |
| hasScenicAttribute |
light-and-shadow effects on rock walls
ⓘ
narrow slot passages ⓘ |
| hasScientificInterest |
geomorphology
ⓘ
sedimentology ⓘ |
| hasSedimentaryStructure |
foreset beds
ⓘ
large-scale cross-bedding ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphicUnit | Navajo Sandstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTexture | fine-grained sandstone ⓘ |
| hasTourismValue | scenic landscape ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Colorado Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Colorado Plateau canyon systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
canyoneering
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ photography ⓘ |
| typicalOf | Colorado Plateau geomorphology ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.