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The 4 Corners

The 4 Corners. UTAH, COLORADO, ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO An area in the United States where 4 states borders meet in 1 spot. NO. That is a stupid question. That is not me and my wife. It’s 2 random people. That guy doesn’t even look like me!. The Eifel Tower is in the Grand Canyon?.

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The 4 Corners

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  1. The 4 Corners • UTAH, COLORADO, ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO • An area in the United States where 4 states borders meet in 1 spot

  2. NO • That is a stupid question. That is not me and my wife. It’s 2 random people. That guy doesn’t even look like me!

  3. The Eifel Tower is in the Grand Canyon? • NO, silly….it’s just shown here to give you an indicator of how wide, and high the Canyon actually is!

  4. Canyon Layers • Although the rocks may look the same, the canyon is made up of many different layers much like a cake. • The next slide lists the different rocks in 2 sections of the canyon

  5. North Canyon & Nankoweap Layers • 4 Muav Limestone • 5 Redwall Limestone • 6 Supai Sandstone • 7 Hermit Shale • 8 Coconino Sandstone • 9 Toroweap Limestone • 10 Kaibab Limestone

  6. Sand • Just as there are different types of rocks, there are different types of sand particles. We will be discussing these particles as we go on.

  7. SAND TYPES • Dune – Frosted Particles well sorted. Moved by wind Mountain Stream – Sand close to source of origin. Many different sizes/grains

  8. Beach – Particles w/ rounded edges. Moved by water

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