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Originally posted by Tranquility Base:
Yes Blitz, this has always been a fascinating piece of evidence that the mainstream interpretaion of things isn't quite right (vast understatement). I'll be interested to hear what our local geologists have to say about this 200 million year unconfomity that looks like it has seen the amount of erosion one might get inbetween cloud breaks at an afternoon picnic.
Your source here is pretty dubious. Perhaps there is a reason that there are no mainstream articles on this 'problem': it doesn't exist. I note that there are no references to any geology papers, texts or maps. Basically, this is completely undocumented. There is no reason to give this article any credibility at all.
Do you think that the author is aware of how common micaceous shales are in the Paleozoic record? As are worm tubes? (By the way, where did those worm tubes come from in the middle of a global flood dumping sediments to form the Phanerozoic column in a year?). I think that the author is mistakenly identifying beds of the Mauv within the Redwall Limestone. I hate to rain on your parade, but there are many units in the lower Paleozoic that look identical but are not. Perhaps we could call all sandstones Coconino, as well (dang it, I hate to give creationists ideas!), and then point to another 'problem' for mainstream geology. Geology is not as simple as your professional creationists would have it.
I will check further into this 'problem' as time permits. However, it probably isn't worth the time since no other geologists with a lot more experience in the GC have ever noticed it.