Sedona Rocks! Adventures in the WEST! A Geological Study

Key words: Sedementary Rock, Sandstone, erosion, iron oxide, igneous,
Co-Authored by Niah and Baron

This picture was taken from our hotel.  Great views!  At night, Sedona has a low light policy so you can see the stars really well.  We swam and looked at the stars.  Bats flew all over the pool swooping down to the surface of the water for bugs that were attracted to the pool light.

This a picture (above) was taken when we were at this really cool hiking trail where you could see several of the enormous rock formations that make Sedona famous.  It is hard to believe there was an ocean here and the earth pushed up the layers and erosion has exposed so many years of earth’s history.  

 

This is a picture of
Slide Rock which is
in a park in Sedona, AZ.  The rocks are sandstone and with moss all over, it makes it very slippery.  After the water has run through the canyon for so long, it cut the rock into a narrow path.  The process is called EROSION.  The path cut by the water is perfect for sliding because it is smooth and the water pushes you down the river.

This picture (below) shows sedimentary rock.  The huge rock formations show many layers including limestone that contains fossils from an ancient ocean.  Under the sedementary rock, there is also igneous (from magma and lava - fast or slow cooling) and metamorphic (heat and pressure).  Picture below show crystals that formed as geodes within the rock which may show that there was water in the area.
The rocks of Sedona are red from Iron Oxide.