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Geology of the salt anticline region in southwestern Colorado / by Fred W. Cater ; with a section on stratigraphy, by Fred W. Cater and Lawrence C. Craig ; prepared on behalf of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.
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- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Cater, Fred W. (Fred William), 1912- author.
- Craig, Lawrence C. (Lawrence Carey), 1918- author.
- Series:
- Geological Survey professional paper ; 637.
- Geological Survey professional paper ; 637
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Geology--Colorado.
- Geology.
- Salt deposits--Colorado.
- Salt deposits.
- Anticlines--Colorado.
- Anticlines.
- Colorado.
- Genre:
- Online resources.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (iv, 80 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- Distribution:
- Washington : United States Government Printing Office
- Place of Publication:
- Washington : United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, 1970.
- Contents:
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Location, culture, and accessibility
- Topography
- Climate and vegetation
- Drainage and water supply
- Previous work
- Fieldwork and acknowledgments
- Mapping and methods of compilation
- Stratigraphy / Fred W. Cater and Lewrence C. Craig
- General features
- Precambrian rocks
- Pennsylvanian System
- Hermosa Formation
- Paradox Member
- Limestone member
- Pennsylvanian and Permian Systems
- Rico and Cutler Formations
- Triassic System
- Moenkopi Formation
- Chinle Formation
- Triassic and Jurassic Systems
- Glen Canyon Group
- Wingate Sandstone
- Kayenta Formation
- Navajo Sandstone
- Relations of eastern edges of formations of the Glen Canyon Group
- Jurassic System
- San Rafael Group
- Entrada Sandstone
- Dewey Bridge Member
- Slick Rock Member
- Summerville Formation
- Morrison Formation
- Salt Wash Member
- Brushy Basin Member
- Cretaceous System
- Burro Canyon Formation
- Dakota Sandstone
- Mancos Shale
- Mesaverde Formation
- Tertiary System
- Ancient gravels of Gypsum Valley
- Fanglomerates of Paradox, Gypsum, and Sinbad Valleys
- Ancient gravels of the Gunnison River
- Quaternary System
- Fanglomerates in West Creek valley
- Lake deposits of Paradox Valley
- Terrace gravels
- Alluvium and related deposits
- Landslide deposits
- Structural geology
- Regional setting
- Salt anticlines
- Localization
- Stratigraphic modifications
- Structure
- Anticlines
- Sinbad Valley anticline
- Paradox Valley anticline
- Gypsum Valley anticline
- Dolores anticline
- Synclines
- Nucla syncline
- Dry Creek basin syncline
- Disappointment syncline
- Origin and development of salt anticlines
- Tectonic behavior of salt
- Beginning and growth of salt anticlines
- Later history and collapse of salt anticlines
- Other structural features
- Uncompahgre uplift
- Ute Creek graben
- Structural history
- Geomorphology
- Miocene surface
- Effects of uplift
- Development of drainage
- Topographic development of the salt anticlinal valleys
- Minor features
- References cited
- Index.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed September 30, 2014).
- Also available online in PDF format from the U.S. Geological Survey Warehouse (http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/).
- "A study of the stratigraphy, structure, and geomorphology of an area characterized by large salt-cored anticlines, with a discussion of the growth of the salt cores."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 72-75) and index.
- Contains:
- Stratigraphy.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Cater, Fred W. (Fred William), 1912-. Geology of the salt anticline region in southwestern Colorado
- OCLC:
- 896810053
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