Erosion Landform (10. Hoodoo )

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Hoodoo west of Moab, Utah

• A hoodoo called as;

                               A tent rock

                               Fairy chimney

                               Earth pyramid

• They are tall ,thin spire of rock.

• That protrudes from the bottom of an arid drainage basin / badland.

• Range from 5-150 feet tall.

• Soft rock topped less easily eroded stone.

• That protects each column from the elements.

• They generally form  sedimentary rock & volcanic rock.

Hoodoos east of Drumheller, Alberta, Canada

• Hoodoos are found in the desert in dry, hot areas. 

• Hoodoos have a variable thickness.

• Hoodoos range in size from that of an average human to heights exceeding a 10-story building.

• Shapes affected by  erosional patterns of alternating hard & softer rock layers.

• Minerals deposited within different rock types.

• Hoodoos  have different colors throughout their height.

Hoodoos in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

• Commonly found in the High Plateaus region;

                              -Colorado Plateau 

                             -Badlands Northern Great Plains

• Hoodoos are scattered these areas.

• Hoodoos are a tourist attraction in the Cappadocia region of Turkey.

• The stones formed as the sea-bed rose.

The Queen's Head, in Yehliu, Taiwan

• These hoodoos in particular formed between 70 and 75 million years ago.

• During the Cretaceous Period.

• These hoodoos are able to maintain as a unique mushroom.

Toadstool-shaped hoodoo at Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah, USA