Red Rock Canyon in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada
- Waterton Lakes National Park is a national park located in the southwest corner of Alberta, Canada, and borders Glacier National Park in Montana, United States. Waterton was Canada’s fourth national park,
- this canyon was excavated by erosion in the rockie mountains of Canada (1200 to 1500 million years old).
- most rocks seen are sedimentary, some of which have been slightly metamorphosed (changed); a small percentage are igneous
- red rocks are usually argillite – with less than 3% oxidized iron; green are also argillite – with unoxidized iron; beige/grey/brown are limestone or dolomite; black is an intrusive magma sandwiched between bands of white marble (super-heated limestone) called the Purcell Sill.
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