Cam Precambrian A Nankoweap Group B с D Tapeats Sandstone Chuar Shales Dox Sandstone Shinumo Quartzite Hakatai Shale Basalt F R Gravel -S Bass Dolomite Zoroaster Granite GRAND CANYON INNER GORGE Vishnu Schist R

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Determine what unconformities are present in the illustration below. Specify the layer or layers exhibiting the type of  unconformity.

Cambrian
Precambrian
G
H
A
Nankoweap
Group
Shale
03
с
D
E
Muav Limestone
Bright Angel Shale
Tapeats Sandstone
Chuar Shales
Dox Sandstone
Shinumo Quartzite
Hakatai Shale
Basalt
Sedimentary rocks
Conglomerate Gravel Sandstone
Clay
Geologic Cross Section 1
Limestone
R
Gravel
S
Siltstone
Bass
Dolomite
Geologic Cross Section 2
KEY TO SYMBOLS
Dolomite
Zoroaster
Granite
J
GRAND CANYON
INNER
GORGE
Igneous rocks
Granite
K
Basalt
Zone of Unconformity
contact
metamorphism
Vishnu
Schist
Other features
Schist
Metamorphic rocks
H
Fault
I
Gneiss
Contact
Youngest
Oldest
219
Transcribed Image Text:Cambrian Precambrian G H A Nankoweap Group Shale 03 с D E Muav Limestone Bright Angel Shale Tapeats Sandstone Chuar Shales Dox Sandstone Shinumo Quartzite Hakatai Shale Basalt Sedimentary rocks Conglomerate Gravel Sandstone Clay Geologic Cross Section 1 Limestone R Gravel S Siltstone Bass Dolomite Geologic Cross Section 2 KEY TO SYMBOLS Dolomite Zoroaster Granite J GRAND CANYON INNER GORGE Igneous rocks Granite K Basalt Zone of Unconformity contact metamorphism Vishnu Schist Other features Schist Metamorphic rocks H Fault I Gneiss Contact Youngest Oldest 219
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