File:Southern San Rafael Fremont Indian petroglyphs (~400 to ~1350 A.D.) (Capitol Reef National Park, southern Utah, USA) 2 (22899336311).jpg

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Anthropomorphs & animals - Southern San Rafael Fremont Indian petroglyphs (~400 to ~1350 A.D.) on desert varnish-covered quartzose sandstone (Wingate Sandstone, Lower Jurassic) in Utah.

The reddish portions of the rock face are desert varnish - a mineral-encrusted rock surface that is common in many desert settings. Desert varnish is composed of clay minerals and red-colored hematite (Fe2O3 - iron oxide). Some desert varnish surfaces are blackish-colored from manganese oxide minerals (for example, birnessite - www.mindat.org/min-680.html). Scraping or hammering away at the desert varnish exposes the light-colored sandstone.

The anthropomorphs seen here are classic examples of Fremont Indian rock art - note the subtriangular-shaped bodies and the lollipop-like structures ("hair bobs") at the sides of the heads.

Locality: cliff face ~0.4 kilometers northeast of the Sulphur Creek-Fremont River confluence, Capitol Reef National Park, southern Utah, USA
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Author James St. John

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