Grand Canyon geology
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Grand Canyon geology
Oxford University Press, 2003
2nd ed
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Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 407-427) and index
Description and Table of Contents
- Volume
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ISBN 9780195122985
Description
Two new chapters will be added to the Second Edition of this successful text, one on debris flow in the Canyon and the other on impact of water flow releases from the Glen Canyon Dam. The rest of the chapters will be updated where necessary and photographs will be replaced or re-screened for better resolution.
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: pbk ISBN 9780195122992
Description
Two new chapters will be added to the Second Edition of this successful text, one on debris flow in the Canyon and the other on impact of water flow releases from the Glen Canyon Dam. The rest of the chapters will be updated where necessary and photographs will be replaced or re-screened for better resolution.
Table of Contents
Foreword
1.: Introducing the Grand Canyon
2.: Paleoproterozoic Rocks of the Granite Gorges
3.: Grand Canyon Supergroup: Unkar Group
4.: Grand Canyon Supergroup: Nankoweap Formation, Chuar Group, and Sixtymile Formation
5.: Geologic Structure of the Grand Canyon Supergroup
6.: Tonto Group
7.: Temple Butte Formation
8.: Redwall Limestone and Surprise Canyon Formation
9.: Supai Group and Hermit Formation
10.: Coconino Sandstone
11.: Toroweap Formation
12.: Kaibab Formation
13.: Mesozoic and Cenozoic Strata of the Colorado Plateau Near the Grand Canyon
14.: Post-Precambrian Tectonism in the Grand Canyon Region
15.: History of the Grand Canyon and of the Colorado River in Arizona
16.: Hydraulics and Geomorphology of the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon
17.: Late Cenozoic Lava Dams in the Western grand Canyon
18.: Earthquakes and Seismicity of the Grand Canyon Region
19.: Holocene Terraces, Sand Dunes, and Debris Fans along the
20.: Debris Flows and the Colorado River
21.: Side Canyons of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon
Bibliography
Index
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