| A marker for the Earp Formation is the color contrast between the beds. As can be seen in this photo the rock varies significantly over a relatively short distance. | 
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| Another marker for the Earp Formation is this "*red-chert-pebble conglomerate that occurs only in the Earp formation in many localities" | |
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| *Source: Southern Arizona Guidebook Three available from the Arizona Geological Society. | |