Boundary between the 300-million year-old Fountain Formation, to the left of the plaque, and the 1.7 billion year-old gneiss formation of the Idaho Springs batholith, to the right of the plaque, in the west parking lot at Red Rocks Park, Morrison, Colorado. The gneiss at this spot is a grey form, but has been stained red by dissolved iron.



Gneiss Gallery

Rainbow Colors - Injection Gneiss Waterfall Alternating Bands
Color Close-Up Coal Seam
Red and Black
Pressure Folds Red and Black
Red and Black Flowing Bands Precambrian Boundary
Streaking Streaking Apex Trail Gneiss
The Apex Trail



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