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UNLV: Frenchman Mountain Dolostone - 500 Million-Year-Old Grand Canyon Rock Layer Finally Gets A Name
May 04, 2023
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, May 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release:

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UNLV geologists name ancient rock layer after Las Vegas mountain that contains similar strata; research published in the journal Geosphere.

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The Grand Canyon is one of the Seven Wonders of the World, visited by millions of admirers each year. So, naturally, you'd think that all of its rock layers had been studied and name . . .

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