Antelope Canyon, located in Arizona, USA, was formed by erosion of the Navajo Sandstone, primarily due to flash flooding and secondarily due to other sub-aerial processes (think of physical weathering processes such as freeze-thaw weathering exfoliation and salt crystallisation). Rainwater runs into the extensive basin above the slot canyon sections, picking up speed and sand as it rushes into the ...[Read More]
Imaggeo on Mondays: The place where water runs through rocks
Waved rocks of Antelope slot canyon. Credit: Frederik Tack (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)