Frozen In Stone EarthCache
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This is a nice
place to stop while heading up the canyon. Plenty of
parking.
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Frozen In
Stone |
Our Mountains and the rocks within them touch
all aspects of our lives. Mountains supply recreation, scenery,
wildlife habitats, and water. Rocks provide building materials,
mineral wealth, and reflections of the earth's past. Like
detectives, geologists study rocks for clues that help them
understand ancient climates and landscapes and unearth hidden
riches.
The rocks
at this site were deposited on a continental shelf between 360 and
330 million years ago. Pieces of coral reefs, fish skeletons, and
fine-grained debris settled out of the shallow, warm waters and
rested on the ocean floor. Over time, a thick blanket of debris
covered the bottom of the ocean. Eventually, heat and pressure of
burial compacted and hardened the sediments to
rocks.
Millions
of years later, forces within the earth caused the buried rocks to
bend and break. Between 20 and 15 million years ago, movement on
the Wasatch fault uplifted the Wasatch Range. As the immense block
of earth rose, wind, rain, gravity, and glaciers exposed rocks and
carved the deep canyons that we see
today. |
To
log the cache, answer the questions below and take a photo of
yourself or group.:
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What
does it say under the picture of Utah on the sign?
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Name
2 formations or sediments between 360 and 330 million years
ago. |
Additional Hints
(No hints available.)