Why are the Rocks of Sedona, Arizona Red?
Channel: Science Showcase
Date: 2017-08-09

WINNER - 2017 DIRECTOR'S CHOICE AWARD!  More at https://riskinnovation.asu.edu/2017-science-showcase-winners/

Arizona is home to some amazing geology, but you'll be hard pressed to find rocks more vibrant than in Sedona. 

Sedona is known for their spectacular red rocks, but how exactly did the rocks become so red? Learn about how we have iron to thank for it.

Created by Emily Zawacki, Arizona State University, Ph.D. student Geosciences.

Rust photo by Laitr Keiows (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons
Hematite photo by Wikipedia Loves Art participant "Assignment_Houston_One" [CC BY-SA 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons.

Qualifying video for the 2017 Science Showcase Video Contest. More information at https://riskinnovation.asu.edu/scienceshowcase2017/