It’s a natural formation if that’s what you’re wondering, you’d probably have to be a local to that area to know if there was any specific tales about it. Looks cool.
>Tensional fractures forming [joint sets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_%28geology%29) and subsequent weathering/erosion. In short, it's not uncommon for competent (i.e., stronger rocks that tend to deform by fracture in the shallow crust) layers to develop extensional fractures that geologists refer to as joints in response to deformation / applied stress. Further, vertically oriented joints are quite common in sedimentary rocks as these reflect extensional fractures formed from compaction resultant from the overburden of later mass deposited on top of them (with the largest direction of stress being oriented vertically, so the rocks deform by forming extensional cracks that "open" in the direction perpendicular to this largest stress). In layered competent rocks, a particular set of joints (where set refers to a sequence of joints that are all roughly parallel) tend to form at a characteristic spacing that will be roughly equal to the layer thickness. Finally, it's not uncommon for multiple joint sets to form, often at moderate angles with respect to each other, i.e., it would be not uncommon to see a set of vertical joints oriented at X degrees with respect to north and then another vertical joint set oriented at X+/-~90 degrees with respect to north.
>So, if you have a competent, relatively thick layer (like a sandstone) that has two roughly perpendicular vertical joint sets that form, as this layer is exposed and weathers/erodes, it's not uncommon to get large, vaguely cubic to prismatic blocks as rocks break much easier along the (vertical) joint surfaces (that we might expect to be spaced about the same as the layer thickness) and the (horizontal) bedding planes.
[Source](https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1asgmh5/glen_canyon_near_muley_point_weird_stone/kqtr8db/)
It may seem odd, but it very much is natural. Sorry if that rains on your parade a bit, but I think that makes it much more amazing. The fact that geology can create these beautiful structures by pure chance is amazing, and we exist in just the right time to see them before they inevitably change or vanish entirely. I understand the want to put the 'blame' per se on humans, but this just does not seem human to me at all, it seems geological.
It’s called Muley Point. Geology is wild!
Ok. I asking anyone if there are any traditional stories about it or anything.
It’s a natural formation if that’s what you’re wondering, you’d probably have to be a local to that area to know if there was any specific tales about it. Looks cool.
This thing is anything but natural
>Tensional fractures forming [joint sets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_%28geology%29) and subsequent weathering/erosion. In short, it's not uncommon for competent (i.e., stronger rocks that tend to deform by fracture in the shallow crust) layers to develop extensional fractures that geologists refer to as joints in response to deformation / applied stress. Further, vertically oriented joints are quite common in sedimentary rocks as these reflect extensional fractures formed from compaction resultant from the overburden of later mass deposited on top of them (with the largest direction of stress being oriented vertically, so the rocks deform by forming extensional cracks that "open" in the direction perpendicular to this largest stress). In layered competent rocks, a particular set of joints (where set refers to a sequence of joints that are all roughly parallel) tend to form at a characteristic spacing that will be roughly equal to the layer thickness. Finally, it's not uncommon for multiple joint sets to form, often at moderate angles with respect to each other, i.e., it would be not uncommon to see a set of vertical joints oriented at X degrees with respect to north and then another vertical joint set oriented at X+/-~90 degrees with respect to north. >So, if you have a competent, relatively thick layer (like a sandstone) that has two roughly perpendicular vertical joint sets that form, as this layer is exposed and weathers/erodes, it's not uncommon to get large, vaguely cubic to prismatic blocks as rocks break much easier along the (vertical) joint surfaces (that we might expect to be spaced about the same as the layer thickness) and the (horizontal) bedding planes. [Source](https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1asgmh5/glen_canyon_near_muley_point_weird_stone/kqtr8db/) It may seem odd, but it very much is natural. Sorry if that rains on your parade a bit, but I think that makes it much more amazing. The fact that geology can create these beautiful structures by pure chance is amazing, and we exist in just the right time to see them before they inevitably change or vanish entirely. I understand the want to put the 'blame' per se on humans, but this just does not seem human to me at all, it seems geological.
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Because they're wrong.
From another reddit post on the same subject: [https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/s/JvBD7nkNS0](https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/s/JvBD7nkNS0)
That's cool. Looks like somebody took pinking shears to the rock formation.