Image: Morrison Formation near Arches

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Description: This images shows bluish exposures of the Brush Basin Member of the Morrison Formation southwest of the Devil's Garden area of Arches National Park, Utah,USA. View is towards the northeast. The bluish color is likely from unusual alkaline minerals deposited in Lake T'oo'dichi', a large alkaline saline lake that covered much of the eastern Colorado Plateau during the Late Jurassic.
Title: Morrison Formation near Arches
Credit: Own work
Author: Kent G. Budge
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