Grand Canyon Geology

Häftad, Engelska, 2002

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Beskrivning

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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2002-11-21
Vikt:742 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:448
Upplaga:2
Förlag:Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN:9780195122992

Utforska kategorier

Geologi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Geografi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Innehållsförteckning

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