Entrada Sandstone - Members

Members

Entrada members are (in alphabetical order):

  • Cannonville Member (UT),
  • Cow Springs Member (AZ),
  • Dewey Bridge Member (CO, UT) - named after the type locality at Dewey Bridge. This brick-red layer has a blocky look to it.
  • Escalante Member (UT),
  • Henrieville Member (UT),
  • Exeter Member (NM),
  • Gunsight Butte Member (UT),
  • Iyanbito Member (NM),
  • Moab Member (CO, UT) or Moab Tongue (CO, UT) - named after the type locality of Moab, Utah. The whitish sands from inland dunes make up this "cap rock" layer, as seen atop Delicate Arch and Broken Arch in Arches National Park.
  • Red Mesa Member (AZ, NM, UT),
  • Slick Rock Member (CO, UT) - named for the type locality at Slick Rock, Colorado; Rounded beach sands were cemented together to create this uniform layer.

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