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GSA Field Guide
Classic Concepts and New Directions: Exploring 125 Years of GSA Discoveries in the Rocky Mountain Region
Author(s)
Lon D. Abbott;
Lon D. Abbott
Department of Geological Sciences University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado 80305 USA
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Gregory S. Hancock
Gregory S. Hancock
Department of Geology College of William and Mary Williamsburg, Virginia 23187 USA
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Geological Society of America
Volume
33
Copyright:
Geological Society of America
© Geological Society of America 2013 ISBN 978-0-8137-5633-2$9
ISBN electronic:
9780813756332
ISBN print:
9780813700335
Publication date:
January 01, 2013
The Rocky Mountain Region has been the subject of continuous, exhaustive scientific work since the first organized geologic trips to the area began in the 1860s. Despite almost 150 years of scrutiny, the region's magnificent geology continues to challenge, perplex, and astound modern geoscientists. It is a testing ground for geologists and for big geologic ideas. This volume, prepared for the 2013 GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, serves both as a progress report on what we have learned over those years of study and a guide to forthcoming scientific questions about the region. The guide's fourteen chapters, which span the region's 1.7-billion-year history, give a retrospective glimpse of early geologic ideas being forged, bring the latest mapping and analytical results from classic locations, and introduce techniques that will form the bedrock of our geologic understanding in the years to come.
Classic Concepts and New Directions: Exploring 125 Years of GSA Discoveries in the Rocky Mountain Region
Author(s): Lon D. Abbott, Gregory S. Hancock
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1130/9780813700335
ISBN (print): 9780813700335
ISBN (electronic): 9780813756332
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Published: 2013
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Table of Contents
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Critical zone evolution: Climate and exhumation in the Colorado Front RangeAuthor(s)Suzanne P. Anderson;Suzanne P. AndersonInstitute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) and Department of Geography, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USASearch for other works by this author on:Robert S. Anderson;Robert S. AndersonInstitute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) and Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USASearch for other works by this author on:Gregory E. Tucker;Gregory E. TuckerInstitute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) and Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USASearch for other works by this author on:David P. DethierDavid P. DethierInstitute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) and Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Colorado geology then and now: Following the route of the Colorado Scientific Society’s 1901 trip through central ColoradoAuthor(s)Beth SimmonsBeth SimmonsDepartment of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, Colorado, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Transect of the Sevier and Laramide orogenic belts, northern Utah to Wyoming: Evolution of a complex geodynamic systemAuthor(s)Adolph Yonkee;Adolph YonkeeDepartment of Geosciences, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah 84408, USASearch for other works by this author on:Arlo Brandon Weil;Arlo Brandon WeilDepartment of Geology, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania 19010, USASearch for other works by this author on:Gautam MitraGautam MitraDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Laramide basin CSI: Comprehensive stratigraphic investigations of Paleogene sediments in the Colorado Headwaters Basin, north-central ColoradoAuthor(s)Marieke Dechesne;Marieke DechesneU.S. Geological Survey (contractor), Mail Stop 980, Denver, Colorado 80225, USASearch for other works by this author on:James C. Cole;James C. ColeU.S. Geological Survey, Mail Stop 980, Denver, Colorado 80225, USASearch for other works by this author on:James H. Trexler, Jr.;James H. Trexler, Jr.Department of Geological Sciences, Campus Box 172, University of Nevada-Reno, Reno, Nevada 89557-0138, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Seismogenic fault-zone processes and heterogeneity recorded by pseudotachylyte: New insights from the Homestake shear zone, ColoradoAuthor(s)Joseph L. Allen;Joseph L. AllenDepartment of Physical Sciences, Concord University, Athens, West Virginia 24712-1000, USASearch for other works by this author on:Colin A. ShawColin A. ShawDepartment of Earth Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Proterozoic metamorphism and deformation in the northern Colorado Front RangeAuthor(s)Kevin H. Mahan;Kevin H. MahanDepartment of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado-Boulder, 2200 Colorado Ave., Boulder, Colorado 80309-0399, USASearch for other works by this author on:Graham B. Baird;Graham B. BairdDepartment of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado 80631, USASearch for other works by this author on:Nigel M. KellyNigel M. KellyDepartment of Geology & Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1516 Illinois Street, Golden, Colorado 80401, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Making the case for the Picuris orogeny: Evidence for a 1500 to 1400 Ma orogenic event in the southwestern United StatesAuthor(s)Christopher G. Daniel;Christopher G. DanielDepartment of Geology, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania 17837, USASearch for other works by this author on:James V. Jones III;James V. Jones IIIU.S. Geological Survey Alaska Science Center, 4210 University Drive, Anchorage, Alaska 99508, USASearch for other works by this author on:Christopher L. Andronicos;Christopher L. AndronicosDepartment of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USASearch for other works by this author on:Mary Beth GrayMary Beth GrayDepartment of Geology, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania 17837, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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The Laramie anorthosite complex and its contact metamorphic aureoleAuthor(s)B. Ronald Frost;B. Ronald FrostDepartment of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming 82071, USASearch for other works by this author on:Robert L. Bauer;Robert L. BauerDepartment of Geological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USASearch for other works by this author on:James S. Scoates;James S. ScoatesDepartment of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of British Columbia, 6339 Stores Road, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T1Z4, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:Jeffrey S. IngramJeffrey S. IngramDepartment of Geological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Processes and rates of headcut migration in eastern Colorado gullies: West Bijou Creek field trip guideAuthor(s)Francis Rengers;Francis RengersCooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) and Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Fossils and geology of the Greenhorn Cyclothem in the Comanche National Grassland, ColoradoAuthor(s)Steve MillerSteve MillerWestern Interior Paleontological Society, P.O. Box 200011, Denver, Colorado 80220, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Paleozoic to Mesozoic sedimentary formations in the Colorado Front Range, Roxborough State Park: Documenting geologic landscapes and features through geo-photographyAuthor(s)Ellen Morris Bishop;Ellen Morris BishopDepartment of Geology, Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington 99362, USASearch for other works by this author on:Steve Weaver;Steve WeaverDepartment of Geology, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903, USASearch for other works by this author on:Marli Bryant MillerMarli Bryant MillerDepartment of Geological Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene Oregon 97403, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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New views on late Paleozoic climate and tectonics in the Ancestral Rocky MountainsAuthor(s)Gerilyn S. Soreghan;Gerilyn S. SoreghanSchool of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USASearch for other works by this author on:Dustin E. SweetDustin E. SweetDepartment of Geosciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Strata, structures, and enduring enigmas: A 125th Anniversary appraisal of Colorado Springs geologyAuthor(s)Christine Siddoway;Christine SiddowayDepartment of Geology, The Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903, USASearch for other works by this author on:Elisa Fitz-DíazElisa Fitz-DíazDepartment of Earth & Environmental Sciences, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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From ignimbrite to batholith, northeastern San Juan Mountains, Colorado: Bonanza, Cochetopa Park, and North Pass calderasAuthor(s)Peter W. Lipman;Peter W. LipmanU.S. Geological Survey, MS 910, Menlo Park, California 94025, USASearch for other works by this author on:William C. McIntosh;William C. McIntoshNew Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico 87801, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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