San Rafael Swell
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The San Rafael Swell is a large geologic feature located in south-central Utah, United States about 16 miles west of Green River. Measuring approximately 75 by 40 miles, the swell consists of a giant
The San Rafael Swell from 16,000 feet (4,900 m)
Interstate 70 in the San Rafael Swell
The Little Grand Canyon on the San Rafael River
Aerial view of San Rafael Desert. Goblin Valley is at lower extreme right, with Wild Horse Butte to the left. The shadow of a contrail marks the San Rafael Reef, with the Swell behind it.
Anticline
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In structural geology, an anticline is a type of fold that is an arch-like shape and has its oldest beds at its core, whereas a syncline is the inverse of an anticline. A typical anticline is convex u
San Rafael Swell
…States about 16 miles (26 km) west of Green River. Measuring approximately 75 by 40 miles (121 by 64 km), the swell consists of a giant dome-shaped anticline of sandstone, shale, and limestone that was pushed up during the Paleocene Laramide Orogeny 40–60 million years ago. Since that time, infrequent but…
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