Blue Mesa Member
| Blue Mesa Member | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early to Middle Permian, | |
 The Tepees, Petrified Forest National Park | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Chinle Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | mudstone, sandstone |
| Location | |
| Region | Colorado Plateau |
| Extent |  Arizona  Utah |
The Blue Mesa Member is a geologic formation of the Chinle Group. It is located in the Petrified Forest National Park of northeast Arizona.
Geology
The colorful bands of mudstone and sandstone were laid down during the Triassic, when the area was part of a huge tropical floodplain.[1]
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Blue Mesa Member (Chinle Formation).
Gallery
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The Tepees -
The Tepees -
Major Chinle Formation members
References
- ^ Lucas, S.: Restoration of late triassic landscapes at the petrified forest national park, Arizona at the Wayback Machine (archived March 24, 2016)
Literature
- Blakey, and Ranney, 2008. Ancient Landscapes of the Colorado Plateau, Ron Blakey, Wayne Ranney, c 2008, Grand Canyon Association (publisher), 176 pages, with Appendix, Glossary, Index. Contains approximately 75 shaded topographic maps, for geology, etc., with 54 (23 pairs, (46)) for Colorado Plateau specifically; others are global, or North American.
- Utah DeLorme Atlas & Gazetteer, 7th Edition, c. 2010, 64 pages, pp. 24, 32.