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DNAG, Centennial Field Guides
Rocky Mountain Section of the Geological Society of America
Author(s)
Stanley S. Beus
Stanley S. Beus
Department of Geology Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, Arizona 86001
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Geological Society of America

Volume
2
Copyright:
Geological Society of America, Inc.
© Geological Society of America, Inc. 1987, ISBN 978-0-8137-5408-6$9
ISBN electronic:
9780813754086
ISBN print:
081375402X
Publication date:
January 01, 1987
One of six volumes generated by each GSA section for the Decade of North American Geology (DNAG) project, this Centennial Field Guide contains descriptions of 100 sites or site clusters representing outstanding geologic locations in northern Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming, and Alberta.
Book Chapter
Ship Rock, New Mexico: The vent of a violent volcanic eruption
Author(s)
Paul T. Delaney
Paul T. Delaney
U.S. Geological Survey
, Flagstafi Arizona 86001
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Published:January 01, 1987
Abstract
Ship Rock, the erosional remnant of an Oligocene volcanic vent, is a prominent feature of the skyline in northwest New Mexico. It rises 1,700 ft (500 m) above a surrounding plain, 24 mi (38 km) south-southeast of the Four Corners and 10 mi (17 km) southwest of the town of Shiprock.
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