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Red Rock Canyon, Nevada

The Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area is located just a few miles west of Las Vegas and encompasses 197,000 acres within the Mojave Desert. Red Rock is an area of world wide geologic interest and beauty. The most significant geologic feature of Red Rock Canyon is the Keystone Thrust Fault. A thrust fault is a fracture in the earth's crust where one rock plate is thrust horizontally over another. About 65 million years ago, it is believed that two of the earth's crustal plates collided with such force that part of one plate was shoved up and over younger sandstones. This thrust contact is clearly defined by the sharp contrast between the grey limestones and the red sandstones. The Keystone Thrust Fault extends from the Cottonwoood Fault (along the Pahrump Highway) 13 miles northward to the vicinity of La Madre Mountain, where it is obscured by more complex faulting. The Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area is located just a few miles west of Las Vegas and encompasses 197,000 acres within the Mojave Desert. Red Rock is an area of world wide geologic interest and beauty. The most significant geologic feature of Red Rock Canyon is the Keystone Thrust Fault. A thrust fault is a fracture in the earth's crust where one rock plate is thrust horizontally over another. About 65 million years ago, it is believed that two of the earth's crustal plates collided with such force that part of one plate was shoved up and over younger sandstones. This thrust contact is clearly defined by the sharp contrast between the grey limestones and the red sandstones. The Keystone Thrust Fault extends from the Cottonwoood Fault (along the Pahrump Highway) 13 miles northward to the vicinity of La Madre Mountain, where it is obscured by more complex faulting.

The Valley of Fire Arch

The Valley of Fire derives its name from red sandstone formations, formed from great shifting sand dunes during the age of dinosaurs. Complex uplifting and faulting of the region, followed by extensive erosion, have created the present landscape. The Valley of Fire derives its name from red sandstone formations, formed from great shifting sand dunes during the age of dinosaurs. Complex uplifting and faulting of the region, followed by extensive erosion, have created the present landscape.

Geology at The Limestone Cave at The Cove Beach. Silverdale. UK

Geology at The Limestone Cave at The Cove Beach. Silverdale. UK

Valley of Fire

Stone Formation Showing Fault Lines

Stone Formation Showing Fault Lines

Red rock formations in one of Nevada's state parks. Red rock formations in one of Nevada's state parks.

I-14 Anticline

Folded chert layers at Rainbow Rock, Oregon

Folded chert layers at Rainbow Rock, Oregon

Folds and faults in rock

Folds and faults in rock

Blue chert layers closeup at Rainbow Rock, Oregon

Blue chert layers closeup at Rainbow Rock, Oregon

Fault in sandstone strata deformation

Fault in sandstone strata deformation

Structural geology fault

Structural geology fault

Sedimentary geology

Sedimentary geology

Panorama of Valley of the Fire State Park, Nevada

Panorama of Valley of the Fire State Park, Nevada

Earthquake Damage

Earthquake Damage

Panorama of Valley of the Fire State Park, Nevada

Panorama of Valley of the Fire State Park, Nevada

Roxborough State Park

Roxborough State Park

Folded chert layers at Rainbow Rock, Oregon

Folded chert layers at Rainbow Rock, Oregon

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