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Uluru vertical layers
The geology is fascinating. Uluru and Kata Tjuta are the erosional remnants of a mountain range once taller than the Himalayas. These erosional deposits formed before life existed on Earth so no fossils at all. Kata Tjuta was closer to the mountains so it got the big heavy rocks and Uluru got the lighter sand. The land then subsided and was covered by ocean and sediment. Enough heat and pressure was generated to melt the sandstone and fuse it into a solid rock. Later lifting and bending caused Uluru to fold 90 degrees and Kata Tjuta about 15 degrees. They're both part of one huge structure, mostly still buried.
Uluru vertical layers
The geology is fascinating. Uluru and Kata Tjuta are the erosional remnants of a mountain range once taller than the Himalayas. These erosional deposits formed before life existed on Earth so no fossils at all. Kata Tjuta was closer to the mountains so it got the big heavy rocks and Uluru got the lighter sand. The land then subsided and was covered by ocean and sediment. Enough heat and pressure was generated to melt the sandstone and fuse it into a solid rock. Later lifting and bending caused Uluru to fold 90 degrees and Kata Tjuta about 15 degrees. They're both part of one huge structure, mostly still buried.