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Geologic Story of the Uinta Mountains

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ISBN-10: 0762738103

ISBN-13: 9780762738106

Edition: 2nd 2005 (Revised)

Authors: Wallace Hansen, John R. Stacy, Intermountain Natural History Association Staff

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List price: $9.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press, The
Publication date: 9/1/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 6.25" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

Wally Hansen, now retired from the U.S. Geological Survey, is considered to be the unequivocal expert on the geology of this region. Over his many years, Mr. Hansen has become intimately familiar with the Uinta Mountains and it impressive geologic history, and herein documents his observations, notes, and conclusions.

Preface
Introduction
Geographic Setting
The Landscape and its Attributes
The Western Uinta Mountains
Peaks and Ridges
Drainage Basins
Sculpture by Moving Ice
Extent of the Ice
Rock-Rubble Deposits at High Altitudes
The Eastern Uinta Mountains
Dutch John-Cold Spring Highland
Diamond Mountain Highland
Douglas Mountain Highland
Blue Mountain Highland
The Great Canyons of the Green and Yampa Rivers
Flaming Gorge to Browns Park
Browns Park
Lodore Canyon
Yampa Canyon
Whirlpool Canyon and Island Park
Split Mountain Canyon
How the Canyons Were Formed
Other Drainage Adjustments
Weber, Provo, and Bear Rivers
Rock Creek and the Duchesne River
Glacial Diversions on the North Flank
Time and the Rocks
The Old Uinta Trough
Precambrian Time: 4.6 Billion-570 Million Years Ago
Paleozoic Time: 570-245 Million Years Ago
Mesozoic Time: 245-66.4 Million Years Ago
Cenozoic Time: 65 Million Years Ago to the Present
The Tertiary Period and the Beginnings of the Modern-Day Landscape
Geologic Structure
Folds
Faults
Crustal Warping
Quaternary Crustal Movements
What the Future Holds
Glossary
References
Index
About the Author