Grand Canyon geology : two billion years of Earth's history / edited by J. Michael Timmons, Karl E. Karlstrom.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Timmons, J. Michael, 1969-

Karlstrom, Karl E.

Series:

Special papers (Geological Society of America) ; 489.

Special paper ; 489

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geology--Arizona--Grand Canyon.

Geology.

Geology, Stratigraphic--Paleozoic.

Geology, Stratigraphic.

Erosion--Arizona--Grand Canyon.

Erosion.

Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--Maps.

Grand Canyon (Ariz.).

Arizona--Grand Canyon.

Genre:

Maps.

Physical Description:

v, 156 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 28 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colo. : Geological Society of America, [2012]

Summary:

Nine studies in the volume complement and explain aspects of the Geologic Map of Eastern Grand Canyon (previously published as Geologic Map of the Butte Fault/East Kaibab Area by the Grand Canyon Association). This area is of particular interest because it contains most of the features of the rest of the Grand Canyon plus some that are not found elsewhere. The topics include Vishnu basement rocks of the upper Granite Gorge: continent formation 1.84 to 1.66 billion years ago, the Neoproterozoic Earth system revealed from the Chuar Group of Grand Canyon, geologic history and paleogeography of Paleozoic and Early Mesozoic sedimentary rocks, faulting and uplift in the Grand Canyon region, and the Quaternary geomorphology. There is no index. The map comprises two sheets, each three feet by five feet, printed in full color. One shows the topography of the area, and the other shows the layers from the surface to the bottom. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Introduction to Grand Canyon geology / Karl E. Karlstrom, J. Michael Timmons, and Laura J. Crossey

1. Vishnu basement rocks of the upper Granite Gorge : continent formation 1.84 to 1.66 billion years ago / Karl E. Karlstrom, Bradley R. Ilg, David Hawkins, Michael L. Williams, Gregory Dumond, Kevin Mahan, and Samuel A. Bowring

2. The Grand Canyon Unkar group : Mesoproterozoic basin formation in the continental interior during supercontinent assembly / J. Michael Timmons, John Bloch, Kathryn Fletcher, Karl E. Karlstrom, Matt Heizler, and Laura J. Crossey

3. The Neoproterozoic earth system revealed from the Chuar group of Grand Canyon / Carol M. Dehler, Susannah M. Porter, and J. Michael Timmons

4. Many unconformities make one "Great Unconformity" / Karl E. Karlstrom and J. Michael Timmons

5. Geologic history and paleogeography of Paleozoic and early Mesozoic sedimentary rocks, eastern Grand Canyon, Arizona / Ronald C. Blakey and Larry T. Middleton

6. Faulting and uplift in the Grand Canyon region / Karl E. Karlstrom and J. Michael Timmons

7. The Laramide and post-Laramide uplift and erosional history of the eastern Grand Canyon : evidence from apatite fission-track thermochronology / Shari A. Kelley and Karl E. Karlstrom

8. A review of the Quaternary geomorphology of eastern Grand Canyon / Joel L. Pederson

9. Travertines and travertine springs in eastern Grand Canyon : what they tell us about groundwater, paleoclimate, and incision of Grand Canyon / Laura J. Crossey and Karl E. Karlstrom

Afterword / Karl E. Karlstrom, Laura J. Crossey, and J. Michael Timmons.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-156).

Accompanied by map: Geologic map of Eastern Grand Canyon, Arizona.

Contains:

Geologic Map of Eastern Grand Canyon, Arizona.

Other Format:

Online version: Grand Canyon geology.

ISBN:

9780813724898

0813724899

OCLC:

780161500