Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Mesa Verde National Park' has mentioned 'Shale' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| Under normal conditions, pots made of Mancos shale turned grey when fired, and those made of Morrison Formation clay turned white. | WIKI |
| In the late Cretaceous Period, the Mancos Shale was deposited on top of the Dakota Sandstone, which is the rock formation that can be found under much of Colorado. | WIKI |
| The beds of the Mancos Shale are "fine-grained sand-stones, mudstones, and shales" which accumulated in the deep water of the Cretaceous Sea. | WIKI |
| On top of this shale, there are three formations in the Mesaverde group which reflect the changes in depositional environment in the area over time. | WIKI |
| The shale zones in this feature determine where alcoves formed where the Ancestral Puebloans constructed their dwellings. | WIKI |