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Geologic Field Trips to the Basin and Range, Rocky Mountains, Snake River Plain, and Terranes of the U.S. Cordillera (GSA Field Guide 21)

Book information

Publisher
Geological Society of America
Year
2011
ISBN
0813700213, 9780813700212
DOI
10.1130/2011.0021
LCC
QE79 .G46 2011
Google Books ID
Ldl7ksFT2S8C
Open Library ID
OL24885267M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
45 MB (46945860 bytes)
Series
Geological Society of America Field Guides volume 21
Pages
230\230
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-03-09 12:00:00

Description

The combination of a long geologic record and stunning scenery has attracted geologists to the Rocky Mountain and Cordilleran regions for two centuries. Past and ongoing geologic research in this region has resulted in a wealth of significant observations and paradigm shifts in interpretations. This field guide, compiled for the 2011 joint meeting of the GSA Rocky Mountain and Cordilleran Sections, provides a small and succulent appetizer to the full menu of remarkable geology of the Rocky Mountain and Cordillera regions. Field trips presented in this volume span geologic topics from Neoproterozoic deposits, late Paleozoic-early Mesozoic terrane accretion, Eocene mammals and climate, Eocene to middle Miocene extension, late Miocene and younger basin and river system evolution, and Pleistocene glaciers and pluvial lakes.

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