Redwall Limestone

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Redwall Limestone is a prominent Mississippian-age marine limestone formation best known for forming massive, sheer cliffs in the Grand Canyon region of the southwestern United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geologic formation ⓘ
limestone formation ⓘ
ageRange Early Mississippian to Middle Mississippian ⓘ
color gray ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
depositionalEnvironment carbonate platform ⓘ
shallow marine ⓘ
forms massive cliffs ⓘ
sheer cliffs ⓘ
fossilContent brachiopods ⓘ
bryozoans ⓘ
corals ⓘ
crinoids ⓘ
marine invertebrates ⓘ
geologicAge Mississippian ⓘ
geologicProvince Colorado Plateau ⓘ
knownFor forming prominent cliffs in the Grand Canyon ⓘ
lithology limestone ⓘ
namedFor Redwall ⓘ
notableExposure Grand Canyon ⓘ
overlies Muav Limestone ⓘ
Temple Butte Formation ⓘ
partOf Grand Canyon stratigraphy ⓘ
period Carboniferous ⓘ
primaryLithology marine limestone ⓘ
region southwestern United States ⓘ
thickness hundreds of meters ⓘ
underlies Supai Group ⓘ
Surprise Canyon Formation ⓘ
weatheringCharacteristic forms steep vertical walls ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Supai Group → overlies → Redwall Limestone ⓘ
Hermit Trail → passesThrough → Redwall Limestone ⓘ
Dana Butte → hasGeologicalUnit → Redwall Limestone (exposed in cliffs below) ⓘ
linked to: Redwall Limestone