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Photo ID: h0x14h	Subject: Sedimentary Rocks	Description
	Colorado Plateau; Cutler Formation; De Chelly Sandstone; Degradation; Denudation; Differential Erosion; Erosion; Erosional Features; Erosional Surfaces; Geomorphology; Mitten Buttes; Oregon Rock Shale; Permian; Sandstone; Shinarump Formation; Surface Processes	One of the Mitten Buttes of Monument Valley in Arizona. These monuments of the valley are created as soft shales of the Cutler Formation erode away, leaving massive vertically jointed slabs of sandstone without support. View Geological Time Scale for this image.
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	Bruce Molnia Credit Line: Copyright © Bruce Molnia, Terra Photographics	North America; United States; Arizona; Monument Valley Tribal Park
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Photo ID: he2cv5	Subject: Sedimentary Rocks	Description
	Bedding Planes; Colorado Plateau; Cutler Formation; Erosion; Erosional Features; Moenkopi Formation; Organ Rock Tongue; Petrology; Sandstone; Stratigraphy	Fisher Towers in Utah. This is considered to be one of the most scenic areas in the state of Utah.
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	Bryan Law Credit Line: Copyright © Bryan Law	North America; United States; Utah; Fisher Towers
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Photo ID: hhrns1	Subject: Surface Processes	Description
	Colorado Plateau; Cutler Formation; De Chelly Sandstone; Degradation; Denudation; Differential Erosion; Erosional Features; Erosional Forms; Erosional Surfaces; Geomorphology; Landform Evolution; Mesas; Mitten Buttes; Oregon Rock Shale; Permian; Sandstone; Sedimentary Rocks; Shinarump Formation	Monument Valley, UT and AZ. View south from San Juan River near Mexican Hat, UT. Image taken April 12, 1966. View Geological Time Scale for this image.
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	Louis Maher Credit Line: Copyright © Louis Maher	North America; United States; Utah; Monument Valley
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Photo ID: hhrnx3	Subject: Structure	Description
	Anticlines; Antiform Folds; Arches; Cutler Formation; Deformation; Dip; Erosion; Fluvial Features; Folding; Geanticlines; Geomorphology; Halgaito Formation; Limbs; Pennsylvanian; Permian; Rico Formation; Rivers; Strike; Structural Geology; Upright Folds	West limb of anticline along San Juan River just east of Mexican Hat, UT. The flat rocks at left belong to the Halgaito fm, a member of the Cutler fm (Permian). The steeply-dipping beds at center belong to the Rico fm (Pennsylvanian-Permian), and the underlying beds at the right belong to the Hermosa fm (Pennsylvanian). Image taken in April of 1966. View Geological Time Scale for this image.
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	Louis Maher Credit Line: Copyright © Louis Maher	North America; United States; Utah; San Juan River
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Photo ID: hl4kjh	Subject: Surface Processes	Description
	Colorado Plateau; Cutler Formation; De Chelly Sandstone; Degradation; Denudation; Differential Erosion; Erosional Features; Erosional Forms; Erosional Surfaces; Geomorphology; Landform Evolution; Mesas; Mitten Buttes; Oregon Rock Shale; Permian; Sandstone; Sedimentary Rocks; Shinarump Formation	The towering mesas of sandstone formed by wind and water erosion in Arizona's Monument Valley. These monuments are created as soft shales of the Cutler Formation erode away, leaving massive vertically jointed slabs of sandstone without support. View Geological Time Scale for this image.
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	Gene Alexander Credit Line: Copyright © Gene Alexander, NRCS	North America; United States; Arizona; Monument Valley Tribal Park
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Photo ID: hl4km3	Subject: Surface Processes	Description
	Colorado Plateau; Cutler Formation; De Chelly Sandstone; Degradation; Denudation; Differential Erosion; Erosional Features; Erosional Forms; Erosional Surfaces; Geomorphology; Landform Evolution; Mesas; Mitten Buttes; Oregon Rock Shale; Permian; Sandstone; Sedimentary Rocks; Shinarump Formation	Towering mesas of sandstone formed by wind and water erosion in Arizona's Monument Valley. These monuments are created as soft shales of the Cutler Formation erode away, leaving massive vertically jointed slabs of sandstone without support. View Geological Time Scale for this image.
	Photographer	Location
	Gene Alexander Credit Line: Copyright © Gene Alexander, NRCS	North America; United States; Arizona; Monument Valley Tribal Park
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Photo ID: ih073v	Subject: Landscape	Description
	Colorado Plateau; Cutler Formation; De Chelly Sandstone; Degradation; Denudation; Differential Erosion; Erosion; Erosional Features; Erosional Surfaces; Geomorphology; Mitten Buttes; Oregon Rock Shale; Permian; Sandstone; Shinarump Formation; Surface Processes	View of Monument Valley. View Geological Time Scale for this image.
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	Michael Collier Credit Line: Copyright © Michael Collier	North America; United States; Arizona; Monument Valley
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Photo ID: io7rye	Subject: Surface Processes	Description
	Buttes; Cutler Formation; De Chelly Sandstone; Degradation; Denudation; Differential Erosion; Erosion; Erosion Features; Erosion Surfaces; Geomorphology; Oregon Rock Shale; Permian; Sandstone; Shinarump Formation; Spires; Surface Processes	The setting sun highlights these buttes and spires in Arizona's Monument Valley. These monuments of the valley are created as soft shales of the Cutler Formation erode away, leaving massive vertically jointed slabs of sandstone without support. View Geological Time Scale for this image.
	Photographer	Location
	Michael Collier Credit Line: Copyright © Michael Collier	North America; United States; Arizona; Monument Valley
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Photo ID: io7t1r	Subject: Sedimentary Rocks	Description
	Buttes; Cutler Formation; De Chelly Sandstone; Degradation; Denudation; Differential Erosion; Erosion; Erosion Features; Erosion Surfaces; Geomorphology; Oregon Rock Shale; Permian; Sandstone; Shinarump Formation; Surface Processes	This butte is in Arizona's Monument Valley. The monuments of the valley are created as soft shales of the Cutler Formation erode away, leaving massive vertically jointed slabs of sandstone without support. View Geological Time Scale for this image.
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	Michael Collier Credit Line: Copyright © Michael Collier	North America; United States; Arizona; Monument Valley
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Photo ID: io7tbi	Subject: Surface Processes	Description
	Buttes; Cutler Formation; De Chelly Sandstone; Degradation; Denudation; Differential Erosion; Erosion Features; Erosion Features; Geomorphology; Gorges; Landforms; Oregon Rock Shale; Permian; Permian; Sandstone; Shinarump Formation; Surface Processes; Talus	Slabs of weathered sandstone fall from the cliff and pile up at the base here in Arizona's Monument Valley. The monuments of the valley are created as soft shales of the Cutler Formation, erode away and leave massive vertically jointed slabs of sandstone without support. View Geological Time Scale for this image.
	Photographer	Location
	Michael Collier Credit Line: Copyright © Michael Collier	North America; United States; Arizona; Monument Valley
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