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Dox Formation

The Dox Formation, also known as the Dox Sandstone, is a Mesoproterozoic rock formation that outcrops in the eastern Grand Canyon, Coconino County, Arizona. The Dox Formation comprises the bulk of the Unkar Group, the older subdivision of the Grand Canyon Supergroup. The Unkar Group is about 1,600 to 2,200 m (5,200 to 7,200 ft) thick and composed of, in…

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Country
United States of America
Named by
Noble (1914)
Named for
Dox Castle, north side of Colorado River, Shinumo quadrangle, Coconino County, Arizona.
Other
mudstone, dolomite, shale; interbedded basalt
Overlies
Shinumo Quartzite
Primary
sandstone

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related to Depositional environments · 21
Dox Formation → At, At Mile, Carbon Creek, Comanche Point, Dox, Escalante Creek Member, Numerous, River Mile, River Miles, Shinumo Quartzite, Solomon Temple, Solomon Temple Member, Strata, The, The Dox Formation, The Escalante Creek, The Escalante Creek Member, These, Unkar Basin, Unkar Group
related to Description · 16
Dox Formation → Bass, Cardenas Basalt, Chuar Group, East Rim, Elsewhere, Grand Canyon, Hakatai, In, Palisades, Shinumo, Tapeats Sandstone, The, This, Unkar, Unkar Group, Within
related to Ochoa Point Member · 16
Dox Formation → At, Cardenas Basalt, Desert, Desert View, Grand Canyon, In, It, Ochoa Point Member, Palisades, Sedimentary, Tapeats Sandstone, The, The Dox Formation, The Ochoa Point Member, They, Within
related to Age · 12
Dox Formation → Additional, Although, Bass Formation, Cardenas Basalt, Dox, Escalante Creek Member, Indirect, Individual, Ma, The, This, Unkar Group
related to Comanche Point Member · 12
Dox Formation → Comanche Point Member, Dox, Five, Grand Canyon, In, It, Salt, Solomon Temple Member, Tapeats Sandstone, The, These, Within
related to Contacts · 8
Dox Formation → Cardenas Basalt, In, Mile, Shinumo Quartzite, The, This, Thus, V-shaped
related to Solomon Temple Member · 8
Dox Formation → Escalante Creek Member, Grand Canyon, It, Solomon Temple, Solomon Temple Member, The, The Solomon Temple Member, Within
related to Escalante Creek Member · 7
Dox Formation → Dox, Escalante Creek, Escalante Creek Member, It, The, Two, Unkar Group
related to Fossils · 5
Dox Formation → Comanche Point Member, In, Stromatolites, These, They
is a · 3
Dox Formation → complex sequence of marine, Escalante Creek Member, Ochoa Point Member

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dox formation sandstone member canyon grand basalt unkar group creek cardenas ft escalante point shale solomon temple beds within shinumo

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Dox FormationCountryUnited States of America1.00infobox
Dox FormationNamed byNoble (1914)1.00infobox
Dox FormationNamed forDox Castle, north side of Colorado River, Shinumo quadrangle, Coconino County, Arizona.1.00infobox
Dox FormationOthermudstone, dolomite, shale; interbedded basalt1.00infobox
Dox FormationOverliesShinumo Quartzite1.00infobox
Dox FormationPrimarysandstone1.00infobox
Dox FormationRegionArizona, Grand Canyon Isis Temple region, southwest Bright Angel Canyon, at north side, Granite Gorge, and along Colorado River1.00infobox
Dox FormationSub-unitsEscalante Creek Member, Solomon Temple Member, Comanche Point Member, and Ochoa Point Member1.00infobox
Dox FormationThickness350 to 410 m (1,150 to 1,350 ft)1.00infobox
Dox FormationTypeGeological formation1.00infobox
Dox FormationUnderliesCardenas Basalt1.00infobox
Dox FormationUnit ofUnkar Group1.00infobox
Dox Formationis aEscalante Creek Member0.90text
Dox Formationis aOchoa Point Member0.90text
Dox Formationis acomplex sequence of marine0.90text

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