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  2. Mesaverde Group - Wikipedia

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    The Mesaverde Formation was first described by W.H.Holmes in 1877 during the Hayden Survey.Holmes described the formation in the northern San Juan Basin as consisting of three units, which were a "Lower Escarpment" consisting of 40 m of ledge- and cliff-forming massive sandstone; a "Middle Coal Group" consisting of up to 300 m of thick slope-forming sandstone, shale, marl, and lignite; and an ...

  3. Point Lookout Sandstone - Wikipedia

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    The sandstone was first described by A. J. Collier for exposures in cliffs at Point Lookout, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, in the Paradox Basin, [6] and later described by Allen and Balk in 1954 as part of the Mesaverde Group in the San Juan Basin in New Mexico. [7]

  4. Point Lookout (Colorado) - Wikipedia

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    The main entrance road to Mesa Verde National Park traverses the east flank of Point Lookout as it climbs the escarpment of the East Rim of Mesa Verde. Point Lookout is located on the Colorado Plateau, and is composed of 400-foot thick Cretaceous Point Lookout Sandstone, which is the oldest of the three formations that make up the Mesaverde Group which is common to the Mesa Verde region. [5]

  5. You can drive along 700 years of history at Mesa Verde ... - AOL

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    One look at the iconic cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado, and it’s easy to imagine the lives that once bustled within them.. In a free audio tour visitors can download ...

  6. Cliff House Sandstone - Wikipedia

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    The Cliff House Sandstone was first described by W.H.Holmes in 1877 during the Hayden Survey as the "Upper Escarpment" of the Mesaverde Formation. [6] A.J. Collier redesignated this unit in 1919 as the Cliff House Sandstone and raised the Mesaverde Formation to group rank.

  7. Mesa Verde region - Wikipedia

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    The Mesa Verde Region is a portion of the Colorado Plateau in the United States that extends through parts of New Mexico, Colorado and Utah. It is bounded by the San Juan River to the south, the Piedra River to the east, the San Juan Mountains to the north and the Colorado River to the west.

  8. Navajo Sandstone - Wikipedia

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    The Journal of Geology 111:223-232. last accessed August 18, 2013; Loope, D.B., and C.M. Rowe (2005) Seasonal Patterns of wind and rain recorded by the Navajo Sandstone PDF version, 7.4 MB. Canyon Legacy. 54:8-12. last accessed August 18, 2013; Loope, D.B., and Z.C. Zanner (2005) Eolian Pin Stripes in the Navajo Sandstone.

  9. Hovenweep National Monument - Wikipedia

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    Most of the pueblo building was conducted, about the same time as the Mesa Verde cliff dwellings, between 1230 and 1275 [3] [17] when there were about 2,500 residents. [9] The Hovenweep architecture and pottery was like that of Mesa Verde. [11] Pueblo III Era – 1150–1350 The Hovenweep inhabitants completed construction over a period of time.