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Utah For a full-size image just click on the thumbs, but beware of large file sizes!   
Goosenecks State Reserve, San Juan River, San Juan County Pennsylvanian age rocks are exposed: Hermosa Group, Honaker Trail Formation (slopes at top) and Paradox Formation (cliffs).  |  |  | Mexican Hat Rock, San Juan County | San Juan Mountains, San Juan County | San Juan River, San Juan County | Permian Sandstones (Rico Formation) | Permian Sandstones (Cutler Group) | Permian Sandstones (Cutler Group) | | | | Aerial View Just North of Green River, Emery County | Aerial View of Scofield Area, Carbon County | The Beckwith Plateau, and Book and Roan Cliffs in foreground = Cretaceous. The San Rafael Swell off in distance = Triassic and Permian. San Rafael Reef (cliffs encircling San Rafael Swell) = J/TR Nugget/Navajo SS & J San Rafael Grp. | Cretaceous and Tertiary rocks in view. Wasatch Plateau off in distance. Bend on left side is Price River. | | | | Loafer Mountain, Uinta National Forest South of Provo, Utah County | Bingham Canyon Copper Mine (over 100 years old), Salt Lake County | Echo Canyon, Summit County (photo by Norm King, Univ. So. Indiana) | Late Paleozoic quartzite (rocks of various ages also present). Hwy 6 is at bottom of image | Late Paleozoic quartzite and Oligocene Volcanics One of worlds largest Cu, Au, Ag and Mo mines | Late Cretaceous (Coniacian-Santonian) Echo Canyon Conglomerate | | | | Kessler Peak and Great Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Tooele and Davis Counties | Mount Timpanogos, Utah County | | Late Paleozoic quartzite and Quaternary salt flats | ~20,000 feet of Permo-Pennsylvanian Oquirrh Group (photo by Norm King, Univ. So. Indiana) | Aerial Views of the Book Cliffs and Arches National Park, Grand County Various Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous (including Mancos Shale, Sego, Price River, and Castlegate Sandstones) and Tertiary Rocks are in view.
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Scenic Geology 
