Example of Chemical Separation
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Redwall Limestone in Grand
Canyon
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500-700 feet thick, nearly
pure limestone
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175 mi NS, 275 mi EW
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Enormous number of marine
fossils, vs layers above
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Many fossils delicate &
unbroken, so apparently was
rock before 2000 feet of
sediment above added