Tertiary history of the Grand Cañon District, with atlas by Clarence E. Dutton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dutton, Clarence E. (Clarence Edward), 1841-1912.

Series:

Monographs of the United States Geological Survey ; v.2.

Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Science, Technology, and Medicine, Part I.

Geological Survey (U.S.). Monographs ; v.2

Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Science, Technology, and Medicine, Part I

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geology--Arizona.

Geology.

Geology, Stratigraphic--Tertiary.

Geology, Stratigraphic.

Erosion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([iii]-xiv, 264 p., [43] leaves of plates (fold.)) : fold. ill., map.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : G.P.O., 1882.

Summary:

The classic geological study of the Grand Canyon, commissioned by the fledgling U.S. Geological Survey, is admired today as much for its literary qualities as for its scientific value.

Contents:

General description of the topographic and geologic features of the Grand Canon District

The Mesozoic terraces upon the northern border of the district

A description of the Vermilion Cliffs and of the Valley of the Virgen

The great denudation

The Toroweap Valley and the middle portion of the Grand Canon

The Uinkaret Plateau

A journey from Kanab across the desert to the Kaibab Plateau and ato the brink of the chasm

The scenery of the Grand Canon in the Kaibab division viewed from Point Sublime

The amphitheaters of the Kaibab division

Structural geology and evolution of the Kaibab Plateau

The Paria Plateau and the Marble Canon platform

Physical history and evolution of the Grand Canon District

The excavation of the Grand Canon : corrasion and weathering

The excavation of the Grand Canon : origin of the details of its erosion.

Notes:

Includes index.

Reproduction of the original from the Library of Congress.

Includes bibliographical references.

OCLC:

875135246