site selection

Petrified Forest Core Sites

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	Site 1: Chinde Point (red dot). View to south with the Painted Desert Visitor Center on top-left.
Site 1 was selected to maximize stratigraphic coverage in an accessible coring location and in an area minimizing disturbance. Chinde point fit these criteria. The site is located in an old quarry developed in Neogene Bidahochi Formation lavas in the north end of the park, not far from the Painted DesertVisitor Center. Site 2 was selected towards the end of coring site 1 to complement the coverage of the first site. Although the core covers only the lower two-third of the section recovered at Chinde Point it is invaulable because it is adjacent to the most data-rich parts of the Park sequence. It will permit clear calibration of the fideleity and completness of the Chinle and Moenkopi sections.	Site 2: Corral Area (red dot). View to West with Rainbow Vistor Center to the left.