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Grand Canyon Geology: Two Billion Years of Earth's History
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J. Michael Timmons;
J. Michael Timmons
New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, New Mexico 87801, USA
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Karl E. Karlstrom
Karl E. Karlstrom
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 1 University of New Mexico, MSC03 2040, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001, USA
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9780813724898
Publication date:
November 01, 2012
Grand Canyon Geology: Two Billion Years of Earth's History
Editor(s): J. Michael Timmons, Karl E. Karlstrom
https://doi.org/10.1130/9780813724898
ISBN (print): 9780813724898
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Published: 2012
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Table of Contents
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Introduction to Grand Canyon geologyAuthor(s)Karl E. Karlstrom;Karl E. KarlstromDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 1 University of New Mexico, MSC03 2040, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001, USASearch for other works by this author on:J. Michael Timmons;J. Michael TimmonsNew Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, New Mexico 87801, USASearch for other works by this author on:Laura J. CrosseyLaura J. CrosseyDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 1 University of New Mexico, MSC03 2040, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Vishnu basement rocks of the Upper Granite Gorge: Continent formation 1.84 to 1.66 billion years agoAuthor(s)Karl E. Karlstrom;Karl E. KarlstromDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 1 University of New Mexico, MSC03 2040, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001, USASearch for other works by this author on:Bradley R. Ilg;Bradley R. IlgManager Petroleum Strategy, Planning and Promotion Organisation, New Zealand Petroleum & Minerals, Ministry of Economic Development, 33 Bowen Street, Wellington 6140, New ZealandSearch for other works by this author on:David Hawkins;David HawkinsWellesley College, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, Massachusetts 02481, USASearch for other works by this author on:Michael L. Williams;Michael L. WilliamsDepartment of Geosciences, 611 North Pleasant Street, 233 Morrill Science Center, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003-9297, USASearch for other works by this author on:Gregory Dumond;Gregory DumondDepartment of Geosciences, 13 N. Duncan Street, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701, USASearch for other works by this author on:Kevin Mahan;Kevin MahanDepartment of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado–Boulder, Campus Box 399, 2200 Colorado Ave., Boulder, Colorado 80309-0399, USASearch for other works by this author on:Samuel A. BowringSamuel A. BowringDepartment of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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The Grand Canyon Unkar Group: Mesoproterozoic basin formation in the continental interior during supercontinent assemblyAuthor(s)J. Michael Timmons;J. Michael TimmonsNew Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, New Mexico 87801, USASearch for other works by this author on:John Bloch;John BlochDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 1 University of New Mexico, MSC03 2040, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001, USASearch for other works by this author on:Kathryn Fletcher;Kathryn FletcherDepartment of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, 307 McCone Hall, Berkeley, California 94720, USASearch for other works by this author on:Karl E. Karlstrom;Karl E. KarlstromDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 1 University of New Mexico, MSC03 2040, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001, USASearch for other works by this author on:Matt Heizler;Matt HeizlerNew Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, 23 Socorro, New Mexico 87801, USASearch for other works by this author on:Laura J. CrosseyLaura J. CrosseyDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 1 University of New Mexico, MSC03 2040, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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The Neoproterozoic Earth system revealed from the Chuar Group of Grand CanyonAuthor(s)Carol M. Dehler;Carol M. DehlerDepartment of Geology, Utah State University, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, Utah 84333, USASearch for other works by this author on:Susannah M. Porter;Susannah M. PorterDepartment of Earth Science, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USASearch for other works by this author on:J. Michael TimmonsJ. Michael TimmonsNew Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, New Mexico 87801, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Many unconformities make one ‘Great Unconformity’Author(s)Karl E. Karlstrom;Karl E. KarlstromDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 1 University of New Mexico, MSC03 2040, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001, USASearch for other works by this author on:J. Michael TimmonsJ. Michael TimmonsNew Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, New Mexico 87801, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Geologic history and paleogeography of Paleozoic and early Mesozoic sedimentary rocks, eastern Grand Canyon, ArizonaAuthor(s)Ronald C. Blakey;Ronald C. BlakeyDepartment of Geology, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona 86011, USASearch for other works by this author on:Larry T. MiddletonLarry T. MiddletonDepartment of Geology, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona 86011, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Faulting and uplift in the Grand Cany on regionAuthor(s)Karl E. Karlstrom;Karl E. KarlstromDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 1 University of New Mexico, MSC03 2040, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001, USASearch for other works by this author on:J. Michael TimmonsJ. Michael TimmonsNew Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, New Mexico 87801, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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The Laramide and post-Laramide uplift and erosional history of the eastern Grand Canyon: Evidence from apatite fission-track thermochronologyAuthor(s)Shari A. Kelley;Shari A. KelleyDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 1 University of New Mexico, MSC03 2040, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001, USASearch for other works by this author on:Karl E. KarlstromKarl E. KarlstromDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 1 University of New Mexico, MSC03 2040, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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A review of the geomorphology of eastern Grand CanyonAuthor(s)Joel L. PedersonJoel L. PedersonDepartment of Geology, 4505 Old Main Hill, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322-4505, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Travertines and travertine springs in eastern Grand Canyon: What they tell us about groundwater, paleoclimate, and incision of Grand CanyonAuthor(s)Laura J. Crossey;Laura J. CrosseyDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 1 University of New Mexico, MSC03 2040, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001, USASearch for other works by this author on:Karl E. KarlstromKarl E. KarlstromDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 1 University of New Mexico, MSC03 2040, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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AfterwordAuthor(s)Karl E. Karlstrom;Karl E. KarlstromDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 1 University of New Mexico, MSC03 2040, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001, USASearch for other works by this author on:Laura J. Crossey;Laura J. CrosseyDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 1 University of New Mexico, MSC03 2040, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001, USASearch for other works by this author on:J. Michael TimmonsJ. Michael TimmonsNew Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, New Mexico 87801, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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