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- catalog abstract ""The processes of geology form our landscape over immeasurable expanses of time, and nowhere is this more self-evident than in the spectacular scenery of the Southwest of the United States of America. Two billion years of Earth history are represented in the rocks and landscape of this region, creating natural wonders such as the Grand Canyon, Monument valley, the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, and Death Valley." "Geology of the American Southwest provides the first concise and accessible account of the geology of the region. It relates local geological events to global plate tectonics, and documents complex episodes of sedimentation, mountain building and crust stretching, describing events leading to features of the modern landscape. Its broad chronological approach differs from other books about the geology of the region, which focus either on smaller regions, or are organized by travel route. This book will prove invaluable to students studying the geology of the southwest. It will also appeal to anyone interested in geology and landscape, and is a valuable guide for visitors to the National Parks of the region."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b13313645.
- catalog created "c2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "c2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2004.".
- catalog description ""The processes of geology form our landscape over immeasurable expanses of time, and nowhere is this more self-evident than in the spectacular scenery of the Southwest of the United States of America. Two billion years of Earth history are represented in the rocks and landscape of this region, creating natural wonders such as the Grand Canyon, Monument valley, the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, and Death Valley." "Geology of the American Southwest provides the first concise and accessible account of the geology of the region. It relates local geological events to global plate tectonics, and documents complex episodes of sedimentation, mountain building and crust stretching, describing events leading to features of the modern landscape. Its broad chronological approach differs from other books about the geology of the region, which focus either on smaller regions, or are organized by travel route. This book will prove invaluable to students studying the geology of the southwest. It will also appeal to anyone interested in geology and landscape, and is a valuable guide for visitors to the National Parks of the region."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Growth of a continent -- Tantalizing time -- The international connection: breakup of a supercontinent -- Stability to orogeny: transformation of the Western Margin -- Pangea! Collision with Gondwana -- Deserts to dinosaurs -- Western orogeny -- The Modern Southwest.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "xiii, 280 p., [8] p. of plates :".
- catalog identifier "0521016665 (pbk.)".
- catalog identifier "0521816394 (hc)".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "c2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Southwest, New.".
- catalog subject "557.9 21".
- catalog subject "Geology Southwest, New.".
- catalog subject "Plate tectonics Southwest, New.".
- catalog subject "QE79.5 .B35 2004".
- catalog tableOfContents "Growth of a continent -- Tantalizing time -- The international connection: breakup of a supercontinent -- Stability to orogeny: transformation of the Western Margin -- Pangea! Collision with Gondwana -- Deserts to dinosaurs -- Western orogeny -- The Modern Southwest.".
- catalog title "Geology of the American Southwest : a journey through two billion years of plate-tectonic history / W. Scott Baldridge.".
- catalog type "text".