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mike_c

(36,407 posts) Fri Dec 27, 2024, 02:14 PM Dec 27

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The definitive geology of the Waterpocket Fold...

...along Notom Rd in Capital Reef. The older red sandstone strata are tilted higher in the west and low toward the east, with later layers of white sedimentary deposits overlapping them. That's my understanding-- I'm not a geologist! 11 December 2924.

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The definitive geology of the Waterpocket Fold... (Original Post) mike_c Dec 27 OP

Is your tag line... GiqueCee Dec 27 #1

It's from "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance." mike_c Dec 27 #3

Yeah, sounds about right... GiqueCee Dec 27 #6

Is the red a result of iron? 3Hotdogs Dec 27 #2

yep, as hematite I think mike_c Dec 27 #4

I have always loved geology! Your photo is fascinating. Thanks for explaining and sharing it! nt CaliforniaPeggy Dec 27 #5

GiqueCee

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1. Is your tag line...

Reply to mike_c (Original post)

Fri Dec 27, 2024, 02:51 PM

Dec 27

... a quote from "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance", or "Lila"? It's been so long since I read either of them.

mike_c

(36,407 posts)

3. It's from "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance."

Reply to GiqueCee (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 27, 2024, 04:57 PM

Dec 27

It's been decades since I read it, too. Like maybe four of them, lol.

GiqueCee

(1,563 posts)

6. Yeah, sounds about right...

Reply to mike_c (Reply #3)

Fri Dec 27, 2024, 07:25 PM

Dec 27

... Did you ever read "Lila, An Inquiry into Morals"? Christ, every comma was fraught with meaning! A dense read, but a good one.

3Hotdogs

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2. Is the red a result of iron?

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Fri Dec 27, 2024, 03:44 PM

Dec 27

mike_c

(36,407 posts)

4. yep, as hematite I think

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Fri Dec 27, 2024, 05:00 PM

Dec 27

CaliforniaPeggy

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5. I have always loved geology! Your photo is fascinating. Thanks for explaining and sharing it! nt

Reply to mike_c (Original post)

Fri Dec 27, 2024, 05:59 PM

Dec 27

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