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Bryce Amphitheater, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA | Bryce Canyon National Park - Utah, USA (IMG_6659to65.jpg)

Bryce Amphitheater, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA

The name given to the rock layer that forms hoodoos at Bryce Canyon is the Claron Formation. This layer has several rock types including siltstones and mudstones but is predominantly limestone. Thirty to fourty million years ago this rock was "born" in an ancient lake that covered much of Western Utah. Minerals deposited within different rock types cause hoodoos to have different colors throughout their height.
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