Description
Capitol Reef is a U.S. national park south of Salt Lake City, established in 1971 but designated a national monument in 1937. The Fremont River flows through the area. The town of Fruita, founded by Mormons around 1880, is centrally located in the park. Originally named Junction after the confluence of the Fremont River and Sulphur Creek, the park was given this name because one of the hills resembles the Capitol in Washington, D.C. Aragonite is always formed at low temperatures near the earth's surface. Aragonite is found in geysers, hot springs, caves, as oolites in shallow seas, in shells, and in pearls.
