grand canyon series

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Definition of grand canyon series in English English dictionary

Major division of rocks in northern Arizona dating from Precambrian time. The rocks of the series consist of about 10,600 ft (3,400 m) of quartz sandstones, shales, and thick sequences of carbonate rocks. Spectacular exposures of these rocks occur in the Grand Canyon

Hyphenation

grand can·yon se·ries

Turkish pronunciation

gränd känyın sîriz

Pronunciation

/ˈgrand ˈkanyən ˈsərēz/ /ˈɡrænd ˈkænjən ˈsɪriːz/