Kaibab Limestone - Factbites

Kaibab Limestone - Factbites
Where results make sense
About us | Why use us? | Reviews | PR | Contact us

Topic: Kaibab Limestone

Note: these results are not from the primary (high quality) database.

In the News (Thu 31 Dec 09)

Northern Trust

Marvin Harrison

Peter Chernin

Gary Locke

Match Play

Penelope Cruz

Mickey Rourke

AR Rahman

Danny Boyle

Hugh Jackman

	Land Use History of the Kaibab Plateau, Arizona
		Despite the cool temperatures and moisture, surface water is not common due to the porous nature of the Kaibab Limestone which caps much of the plateau.
		The North Rim of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River lies atop the broad upwarp of the Kaibab Plateau.
		The southern end of the Kaibab Plateau, the North Rim area, is within Grand Canyon National Park.
	www.cpluhna.nau.edu /Places/kaibab_plateau.htm (571 words)

	Kaibab National Forest Jerome, Arizona (US Forest Service)
		Kaibab National Forest covers 1,556,432 acres in four districts north and south of Grand Canyon National Park.
		The north Kaibab Plateau is the only known home of the Kaibab squirrel, a dark gray squirrel with a white tail and tufted ears.
		Located northeast of Flagstaff on Highway 180 in the Kaibab National Forest this city is near the...
	www.ohwy.com /az/k/kaibabnf.htm (571 words)

	WACA.doc
		KAIBAB LIMESTONE The Kaibab Limestone overlies the Coconino Sandstone in Walnut Canyon.
		The overhanging ledges formed at the base of the Kaibab Limestone were areas frequently utilized by the cliff dwellers of Walnut Canyon.
		The canyon developed during the gradual uplift of the region, increasing stream downcutting.
	www2.nature.nps.gov /geology/paleontology/pub/grd4/WACA.doc (1748 words)

	Photograph of Grand Canyon, Arizona - photography by James Kay.
		While Yavapai Point sits on a 225-million-year-old layer of Kaibab Limestone, 570-million-year-old Vishnu Schist is exposed along the river's edge at the bottom of the canyon.
		While these layers of rock were laid down hundreds of millions of years ago, the canyon itself has been carved out in a mere 10 million years beginning when the Kaibab uplift began to raise this entire region to a point nearly two miles above sea level.
		Like a giant book laying on its side, the limestone and sandstone pages of the Grand Canyon have been sliced through by the waters of the Colorado River to reveal almost 400 million years of Earth history.
	www.jameskay.com /gallery1/617-AZ-GRC-20.htm (1748 words)

	USGS GEOLOGIC NAMES DATABASE - HELP ON GEOLOGIC UNIT NAME
		For example, "Kaibab" is a unit name with usage of "Kaibab Limestone" or "Kaibab Marble".
		This is the name associated with a particular geologic (Lithologic or Geochronologic) unit.
		You may enter a partial or complete unit name.
	ngmdb.usgs.gov /Geolex/Help/kwd_unit.html (1748 words)

	Grand Canyon -- TheCanyon.com
		The topmost layer is a limestone, the Kaibab limestone.
		The next three rock layers, consisting of the brown Muav limestone, the green Bright Angel shale, and the Tapeats sandstone, all belong to the Cambrian Period (570 million to 500 million years ago), at the dawn of the Paleozoic Era.
		In the entire canyon region, the rocks have been broken by jointing and faulting, and fractures in the rocks resulting from these processes have contributed to the rapid erosion of the gorge.
	www.thecanyon.com (1748 words)

	Summary of Citation
		Revised to include Tertiary rocks below the unnamed red sandstone unit and unconformably above rocks that belong to formations as old as Kaibab Limestone to those as young as the Baseline Sandstone.
		Is 395.5 ft thick in Horse Spring Valley where it overlies Overton fanglomerate and consists of (ascending) basal gray limestone, green conglomeratic sandstone and conglomerate, and interbedded white to gray dense, hard limestone and two thin gray calcareous sandstone beds.
		Age of the Horse Spring Formation in the southern Virgin Mountains is revised from Miocene to: late Oligocene and Miocene, based in part, on a radiometric age (K-Ar, biotite) of 24.3 Ma from the Rainbow Gardens Member (middle part).
	ngmdb.usgs.gov /Geolex/Refsmry/sumry_5574.html (793 words)

	hrgeo.txt
		Breccia pipe structures Some bowl-shaped depressions in the Kaibab Formation, characterized by inward-dipping strata, may be the surface expression of a breccia pipe, which developed by dissolution of the deeply buried Mississippian Redwall Limestone (Wenrich and Huntoon, 1989; Wenrich and Sutphin, 1989).
		The softer Triassic and Jurassic strata present in the Vermilion Cliffs north of the map area are remnants of the deposits that once covered the Kaibab Plateau, and have eroded away and down-dip towards House Rock Valley.
		The Paleozoic and Mesozoic rocks are sedimentary and are, in order of decreasing age, the Hermit Formation, Coconino Sandstone, Toroweap Formation, Kaibab Formation (Permian), and the Moenkopi Formation and Chinle Formation (Triassic).
	geopubs.wr.usgs.gov /map-mf/mf2364/hrgeo.txt (6235 words)

	The Geology of the Grand Canyon
		The Kaibab Limestone which is the current top of the Grand Canyon is composed mostly of a sandy limestone, with some sandstone and shale thrown in for good measure.
		Because the soil in the Grand Canyon is baked by the sun it tends to become very hard and cannot absorb water when the rains to come.
		Other forces that contributed to the Canyon's formation are the course of the Colorado River itself, vulcanism, continental drift and slight variations in the earths orbit which in turn causes variations in seasons and climate.
	www.kaibab.org /geology/gc_geol.htm (3443 words)

	Grand Canyon Arizona
		The topmost layer is a limestone, the Kaibab limestone.
		The Grand Canyon plateau region's forests are segmented by old lava flows, hills of volcanic debris and intrusions of igneous rock.
		The plateau area has a general downward slope to the southwest and in its upper reaches is sparsely covered with such evergreens as juniper and piñon.
	www.thecanyon.com (1631 words)

	Rio de Flag: Geology
		In Sinclair Wash heading east from Lonetree Road, the channel of the Rio de Flag lies in the Kaibab limestone along the southern edge of a basalt flow.
		Outcrops of rocks approximately 235-275 million years old from the Moenkopi, Toroweap, and Kaibab formations can be seen at various locations in and around Flagstaff, which lies at the southern edge of the Colorado Plateau.
		Volcanic activity began about six million years ago and continued until Sunset Crater erupted about A.D. Lava flows formed several of the mesas in town.
	jan.ucc.nau.edu /~gaud/RiodeFlag/rdf_geology.htm (205 words)

	Grand Canyon Arizona
		The topmost layer is a limestone, the Kaibab limestone.
		In the entire canyon region, the rocks have been broken by jointing and faulting, and fractures in the rocks resulting from these processes have contributed to the rapid erosion of the gorge.
		The Grand Canyon plateau region's forests are segmented by old lava flows, hills of volcanic debris and intrusions of igneous rock.
	www.thecanyon.com (1631 words)

	Grand Canyon Arizona
		The topmost layer is a limestone, the Kaibab limestone.
		The Grand Canyon plateau region's forests are segmented by old lava flows, hills of volcanic debris and intrusions of igneous rock.
		Grand Canyon, exceptionally deep, steep-walled canyon in northwestern Arizona, excavated by the Colorado River.
	www.thecanyon.com (1631 words)

	Grand Canyon Arizona
		The topmost layer is a limestone, the Kaibab limestone.
		The Grand Canyon plateau region's forests are segmented by old lava flows, hills of volcanic debris and intrusions of igneous rock.
		Grand Canyon, exceptionally deep, steep-walled canyon in northwestern Arizona, excavated by the Colorado River.
	www.thecanyon.com (1622 words)

	Grand Canyon -- TheCanyon.com
		The topmost layer is a limestone, the Kaibab limestone.
		In the entire canyon region, the rocks have been broken by jointing and faulting, and fractures in the rocks resulting from these processes have contributed to the rapid erosion of the gorge.
		Beneath these layers, at the bottom of the canyon, are the most ancient rocks of all, Precambrian schists and gneisses, from half a billion to a billion years old.
	www.thecanyon.com (1622 words)

	MSN Encarta - Grand Canyon
		The topmost layer is a limestone, the Kaibab limestone.
		The first passage of the canyon was accomplished in 1869 by the American geologist John Wesley Powell and ten companions, who made the difficult journey through the length of the gorge in four rowboats.
		A spectacular section of the canyon, together with plateau areas on either side of it, are preserved as the Grand Canyon National Park, which receives about four million visitors a year.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761560790/Grand_Canyon.html (1081 words)

	Grand Canyon Arizona
		The topmost layer is a limestone, the Kaibab limestone.
		In the entire canyon region, the rocks have been broken by jointing and faulting, and fractures in the rocks resulting from these processes have contributed to the rapid erosion of the gorge.
		The Grand Canyon plateau region's forests are segmented by old lava flows, hills of volcanic debris and intrusions of igneous rock.
	www.thecanyon.com (1631 words)

	Grand Canyon Grand Canyon Vacation Guide Grand Canyon Arizona thecanyon.com
		The topmost layer is a limestone, the Kaibab limestone.
		The Grand Canyon plateau region's forests are segmented by old lava flows, hills of volcanic debris and intrusions of igneous rock.
		In the entire canyon region, the rocks have been broken by jointing and faulting, and fractures in the rocks resulting from these processes have contributed to the rapid erosion of the gorge.
	www.thecanyon.com (1622 words)

	The Geology of the Grand Canyon
		By dating the fossils found in the rock of the Kaibab Limestone, geologists have determined that it is approximately 250 million years old, and this is the youngest layer.
		The layers found within Toroweap Formation contains both sandstone and limestone, indicating that it was sometimes coastal and sometimes submerged.
		In the process of moving the rocks and sediment down the river to the Pacific Ocean the bed of the river is scoured by all of this fast moving debris which slowly eats away at the banks and bed of the river.
	www.kaibab.org /geology/gc_geol.htm (1622 words)

	Grand Canyon -- TheCanyon.com
		The topmost layer is a limestone, the Kaibab limestone.
		In the entire canyon region, the rocks have been broken by jointing and faulting, and fractures in the rocks resulting from these processes have contributed to the rapid erosion of the gorge.
		Beneath these layers, at the bottom of the canyon, are the most ancient rocks of all, Precambrian schists and gneisses, from half a billion to a billion years old.
	www.thecanyon.com (1622 words)

	The Geology of the Grand Canyon
		The Kaibab Limestone which is the current top of the Grand Canyon is composed mostly of a sandy limestone, with some sandstone and shale thrown in for good measure.
		Other forces that contributed to the Canyon's formation are the course of the Colorado River itself, vulcanism, continental drift and slight variations in the earths orbit which in turn causes variations in seasons and climate.
		The area from Bryce Canyon down to Grand Canyon is typically referred to as the Grand Staircase.
	www.kaibab.org /geology/gc_geol.htm (3443 words)

	Bryce Canyon
		Colors abound from the whitish Kaibab Limestone at the top of the canyon, to the red Hermit Shales and Supai Group of the ledges, to the Redwall Sandstones, to the grayish-black Vishnu Schist in the depths of the inner gorge.
		We once again took a ranger lead hike down the South Kaibab Trail about 1300 feet down into the canyon.
		We actually were lead by a student volunteer, Phoebe (closest to us), who explained a great deal about the geology, botany, and history of the area.
	www.exploratorium.edu /ronh/adventure/grand_canyon.html (317 words)

	Grand Canyon Arizona
		The topmost layer is a limestone, the Kaibab limestone.
		The Grand Canyon plateau region's forests are segmented by old lava flows, hills of volcanic debris and intrusions of igneous rock.
		Grand Canyon, exceptionally deep, steep-walled canyon in northwestern Arizona, excavated by the Colorado River.
	www.thecanyon.com (1631 words)

	Grand Canyon Arizona
		The topmost layer is a limestone, the Kaibab limestone.
		The Grand Canyon plateau region's forests are segmented by old lava flows, hills of volcanic debris and intrusions of igneous rock.
		Grand Canyon, exceptionally deep, steep-walled canyon in northwestern Arizona, excavated by the Colorado River.
	www.thecanyon.com (1631 words)

	The Geology of the Grand Canyon
		The Kaibab Limestone which is the current top of the Grand Canyon is composed mostly of a sandy limestone, with some sandstone and shale thrown in for good measure.
		Other forces that contributed to the Canyon's formation are the course of the Colorado River itself, vulcanism, continental drift and slight variations in the earths orbit which in turn causes variations in seasons and climate.
		Well, the fact is that most of the rock in the Grand Canyon is composed of sedimentary rock which can only be formed at the bottom of the ocean or in shallow coastal plains.
	www.kaibab.org /geology/gc_geol.htm (3443 words)

	Bryce Canyon
		Colors abound from the whitish Kaibab Limestone at the top of the canyon, to the red Hermit Shales and Supai Group of the ledges, to the Redwall Sandstones, to the grayish-black Vishnu Schist in the depths of the inner gorge.
		We once again took a ranger lead hike down the South Kaibab Trail about 1300 feet down into the canyon.
		We actually were lead by a student volunteer, Phoebe (closest to us), who explained a great deal about the geology, botany, and history of the area.
	www.exploratorium.edu /ronh/adventure/grand_canyon.html (317 words)

	Rock Strata of the Colorado Plateau: Formed by Noah's Flood?
		Laterally, the Kaibab strata grade from thick, open marine fauna in the west (fenestrate and ramose bryozoans, crinoids, solitary corals, productid brachiopods) to thin, restricted marine fauna in the east (molluscan pelycopods such as Schizodus, and some gastropods).
		Moving though various kinds of passageways in limestone strata -- joints and bedding planes -- the acid reacts with the rock surfaces, dissolving the limestone and carrying away the solution products (calcium ions and bicarbonate ions).
		Such strata and ripples are ubiquitous in the [Coconino,] Navajo, Entrada, and similar sandstones (Kocurek and Dott, 1981), contradicting a subaqueous origin.
	www.geocities.com /earthhistory/grandb.htm (5321 words)

	Grandeur of Grand Canyon by Air Vice Marshal Vishwa Mohan Tiwari
		Once upon a time, some million years ago, this Colorado region was a vast plateau with some layers on top of Kaibab layer, those layers in the meanwhile got eroded, leaving the Kaibab on top.
		It consists of limestone and has been colored red by rainwater bringing down iron oxide from Supai and Hermit layers lying on top of it.
		The vastness, innumerable rock formations, the unearthly earthy colors - reds, browns, cream, tan, greens - rich and vibrant, the slim and the vulnerable River still smiling, all this was not merely tantalizing, but was fascinatingly rapturous.
	www.indianest.com /travels/004d.htm (1895 words)

	Geology of the Zion and Kolob canyons area - Open Encyclopedia
		The oldest exposed formation in the park is the youngest exposed formation in the Grand Canyon—the approximately 240-million-year-old Kaibab limestone (see geology of the Grand Canyon area).
		The geology of the Zion and Kolob canyons area includes nine known exposed formations, all visible in Zion National Park in the state of Utah in the United States, and representing about 150 million years of mostly Mesozoic-aged sedimentation.
		Part of the Grand Staircase, the formations exposed in the Zion and Kolob area were deposited in several different environments that range from warm shallow seas, streams, and lakes to large deserts and dry near shore environments.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Geology_of_the_Zion_and_Kolob_canyons_area (2501 words)

	Grand Hikes: The Kaibab Formation
		The lateral facies of the Fossil Mountain Member exhibit pronounced changes in the rock types, grading from the interleaved dolomite/sandstone strata characteristic of shallow marine and shore depositional environments in the eastern regions, to more homogenous limestone characteristic of deeper, open marine depositional environments in the western regions.
		KFf = Kaibab Formation - Fossil Mountain Member
		Fossils within the Fossil Mountain Member in western Grand Canyon are often complete and without abrasions, indicating calm water conditions and little to no transport.
	www.rockhounds.com /grand_hikes/geology/kaibab_formation.shtml (2501 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

Topic: Kaibab Limestone

Ads by Google

In the News (Thu 31 Dec 09)