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Reconnaissance geology between Lake Mead and Davis Dam, Arizona-Nevada / by Chester R. Longwell.
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- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Longwell, Chester R. (Chester Ray), 1887-1975, author.
- Series:
- Geological Survey professional paper ; 374-E.
- Shorter contributions to general geology
- Geological survey professional paper ; 374-E
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Geology--Arizona.
- Geology.
- Geology--Nevada.
- Geology--Mead, Lake (Ariz. and Nev.).
- Geology--Davis Dam (Ariz. and Nev.).
- Arizona.
- Nevada.
- United States--Davis Dam.
- United States--Lake Mead.
- Genre:
- Online resources.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (iv, 51 pages) : illustrations, maps
- Distribution:
- Washington : United States Government Printing Office
- Place of Publication:
- Washington : United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, 1963.
- Summary:
- "Bedrock and structural features in a belt along the Colorado River."
- Contents:
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Purpose and method of present study
- Acknowledgments
- Climate and vegetation
- Surface features
- Earlier work in the area
- Geology of the area
- General statement
- Precambrian rocks
- Sedimentary rocks
- Formations northwest of Lake Mead
- Pliocene basin deposit
- Muddy Creek formation
- Landslide breccia
- Older alluvium
- Chemehuevi formation
- Younger alluvium
- Cretaceous and Cenozoic igneous rocks
- Intrusive bodies
- Large plutons
- Dikes, sills, and plugs
- Volcanic rocks
- Patsy Mine volcanics
- Golden Door volcanics
- Mount Davis volcanics
- Volcanic rocks of Muddy Creek formation
- Comparison with adjacent areas
- Pleistocene igneous rocks
- Structure
- Structure of Black Mountains
- Section along Boulder Canyon
- Structure near Fortification Hill
- Faulted western border
- Structure north and west of Boulder Basin
- Structure west of Black Mountains
- Boulder Basin to Eldorado Wash
- Northern Eldorado Mountains block
- Nelson block
- Eldorado Wash to Newberry Mountains
- Structure east of Newberry Mountains
- Dating of faults
- Mineral deposits
- Geologic history of the area
- Paleozoic era
- Mesozoic era
- Cenozoic era
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (USGS viewed Dec. 6, 2017).
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 46-47) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2016.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Longwell, Chester R. (Chester Ray), 1887-1975. Reconnaissance geology between Lake Mead and Davis Dam, Arizona-Nevada.
- OCLC:
- 965753499
- Access Restriction:
- Use copy Restrictions unspecified
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