petrified forest np
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Petrified Forest NP. GLY 3164, Spring 2006. Park Map. Park is basically two units Painted Desert is to the North Petrified Forest is in the south. Multi-Colored Ash Layers. In the Painted Desert Region. Petrified Logs. Volcanic ash is visible in background Along Straight Logs Trail. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Petrified Forest NP
GLY 3164, Spring 2006
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Park Map
• Park is basically two units
• Painted Desert is to the North
• Petrified Forest is in the south
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Multi-Colored Ash Layers
• In the Painted Desert Region
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Petrified Logs
• Volcanic ash is visible in background• Along Straight Logs Trail
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Painted Desert Overlook
• Spectacular view of the extremely colorful Chinle formation, exposed in the Painted Desert
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Painted Desert
• Note spacing of vegetation, indicating very arid conditions
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Painted Desert View
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Colorful Logs
• Small amounts of impurities in silica create very colorful displays
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Petrified Log Video
• Close-up of the log, showing excellent preservation of the log structure
• Double-click to play video
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Log in the Blue Mesa Region
• Blue Mesa is composed of bentonite clay, a weathering product of volcanic ash
• Clay is very easily eroded
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Blue Mesa Overview
• Differential Erosion
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Log on Pedestal
• In the Blue Mesa Region
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Lithodendron Wash
• Small objects in the basin are petrified logs
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Petrified Logs
• Differential erosion uncovers the locks, because they are much more resistant to weathering than the soft Chinle formation in which they are found
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Petrified Log in Painted Desert
• Log has helped to preserve the easily eroded ash underneath it
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Agate Bridge
• Agate bridge has now been supported by the NPS to protect it, but originally spanned a small dry wash
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Giant Logs
• Along the Giant Logs trail
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Broken Log
• Many large logs break at regular intervals
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Petrified Forest Logs
• Montage of video clips
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Newspaper Rock
• In the Painted Desert section
• Rock writing was sometimes used to leave messages
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Pictoglyphs
• Rock is dark colored because of desert varnish• Scraping rock reveals the true rock color, and makes writing or
drawing possible • Many such writings were left by prehistoric Native Americans