Author: George Herbert DavisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Structural Geologic Evolution of the Colorado Plateau
Author: George Herbert DavisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Structural Geology of the Colorado Plateau Region of Southern Utah, with Special Emphasis on Deformation Bands
Author: George Herbert DavisPublisher: Geological Society of America
ISBN: 9780813723426
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
The Colorado Plateau
Author: Donald L. BaarsPublisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 9780826323019
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Written with the general reader in mind, this is the updated edition of the classic on the geology of the red rock and canyon country of the Fours Corners region of Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico.
Backbone of the Americas
Author: Suzanne Mahlburg KayPublisher: Geological Society of America
ISBN: 0813712041
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
"The American Cordilleras form a continuous orogen that extends for 12,500 km along the eastern flank of the Pacific Ocean from Arctic to Antarctic latitudes as an integral part of the circum-Pacific orogenic belt. Following two summary chapters on the overall anatomy and evolution of North and South American segments of the orogenic system, this volume includes ten seminal chapters dealing with salient aspects of the key geodynamic processes that have accompanied Cordilleran geotectonic evolution: forearc terrane accretion, arc magmatism, shallow subduction, and backarc intracontinental deformation. The papers in this volume were selected from those presented at the 2006 Backbone of the Americas Meeting, which was sponsored jointly by multiple North and South American geological societies in Mendoza, Argentina."--pub. desc.
Fracture History of the Divide Creek and Wolf Creek Anticlines and Its Relation to Laramide Basin-margin Tectonism, Southern Piceance Basin, Northwestern Colorado
Author: Marilyn A. GroutPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology, Structural
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Red Rock Country
Author: Donald L. BaarsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
"At the convergence of the states of Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico lies the red rock country of the Colorado Plateau. The magnificent canyonlands of the region are the natural result of centuries of erosion by rivers, with their tools of suspended sand and gravel, and by heat and cold and rain. Relentlessly through the ages the rivers have carved the Plateau, exposing to our view the records of departed deserts and seas. Algal flats and small sea creatures rendered into stone are overlain by rock layers containing crustacea and fish, and the stony casts of dinosaur foot prints. Man himself is not neglected by the preserving stone; his drawings and pottery, the ruined houses of vanished Indians and the scratched names of John Wesley Powell and other explorers remain behind." -- Amazon.com.
Grand Canyon Geology
Author: Stanley S. BeusPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
This second edition of the leading book on Grand Canyon geology contains the most recent discoveries and interpretations of the origin and history of the canyon. It includes two entirely new chapters: one on debris flow in the Canyon and one on Holocene deposits in the canyon. All chapters have been updated where necessary and all photographs have been replaced or re-screened for better resolution. Written by acknowledged experts in stratigraphy, paleontology, structural geology, geomorphology, volcanism, and seismology, this book offers a wealth of information for students, geologists, and general readers interested in acquiring an understanding of the geological history of this great natural wonder.
Geology of the Colorado Plateau
Author: Fred PetersonPublisher: American Geophysical Union
ISBN: 9781118667330
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Field Trip Guidebooks Series, Volume 130. The Colorado Plateau is a broadly elevated region in the southern part of the Western Interior of the United States that has exceptionally fine exposures of upper Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic rocks. The quality of exposures is a product of regional uplift in the middle and late Tertiary that caused rapid erosion and deep canyon incision in a semi-arid to arid climate. The structure of the Plateau consists of broad basins, uplifts, and platforms locally bordered by monoclines. Although elevated in Tertiary time, the Plateau region was a distinct crustal block by the beginning of Mesozoic time when it was largely surrounded by tectonically distinct regions. Upper Paleozoic to Cenozoic strata contain the record of marine and continental sedimentologic processes complicated in varying degrees by the interplay between sea-level changes and tectonism, both within the Plateau region and in bordering regions. The field excursion will provide an opportunity to see the spectacular geologic scenery of the Colorado Plateau and to discuss the regional sedimentologic and structural history.
Geology and Landscape Evolution
Author: Joseph A. DiPietroPublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0128111925
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 638
Book Description
Geology and Landscape Evolution: General Principles Applied to the United States, Second Edition, is an accessible text that balances interdisciplinary theory and applications within the physical geography, geology, geomorphology and climatology of the United States. The vast diversity of terrain and landscape across the United States makes this an ideal tool for geoscientists worldwide who research the country’s geological and landscape evolution. The book provides an explanation of how landscape forms, how it evolves and why it looks the way it does. This new edition is fully updated with greater detail throughout and additional figures, maps, drawings and photographs. Rather than limiting the coverage specifically to tectonics or to the origin and evolution of rocks with little regard for the actual landscape beyond general desert, river and glacial features, this book concentrates specifically on the origin of the landscape itself, with specific and exhaustive reference to examples from across the United States. The book begins with a discussion of how rock type and rock structure combine with tectonic activity, climate, isostasy and sea level change to produce landscape and then explores predicting how landscape will evolve. The book goes on to apply those concepts to specific examples throughout the United States, making it a valuable resource for understanding theoretical geological concepts through a practical lens. Presents the complexities of physical geography, geology, geomorphology and climatology of the United States through an interdisciplinary, highly accessible approach Offers hundreds of full-color figures, maps and photographs that capture the systematic interaction of land, rock, rivers, glaciers, global wind patterns and climate, including Google Earth images Provides a thorough assessment of the logic, rationale, and tools required to understand how to interpret landscape and the geological history of the Earth Features exercises that conclude each chapter, aiding in the retention of key concepts Updated with greater detail throughout and additional figures, maps, drawings and photographs Includes additional subheadings so that material is easier to find and digest Includes an all-new chapter on glaciation and expanded exercises using Google Earth images to enhance understanding
Geologic Framework of the San Juan Structural Basin of New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, and Utah, with Emphasis on Triassic Through Tertiary Rocks
Author: Steven D. CraiggPublisher: U.S. Government Printing Office
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description