Geology Underfoot in Northern Arizona
by Lon Abbott and Terri Cook
Geology Underfoot in Northern Arizona
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| The Geology of Northern Arizona |
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| 1. A Grand Transition | |
| Pearce Ferry |
9
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| 2. A Conflict of Fire and Water | |
| Toroweap Overlook |
25
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| 3. Flood Controversy | |
| The Colorado River and Glen Canyon Dam |
39
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| 4. Jewel of the Southwest | |
| Antelope Canyon |
53
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| 5. A Tale of Twin Plateaus | |
| Navajo National Monument and Black Mesa |
65
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| 6. How to Carve a Totem Pole | |
| Monument Valley |
79
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| 7. Journey to an Ancient Shoreline | |
| The Grand Canyon and the Gorge of the Little Colorado River |
93
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| 8. Dilophosaurus Dancehall | |
| Moenave Dinosaur Tracks |
107
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| 9. Beauty All around Me, with It I Wander | |
| Canyon de Chelly National Monument |
121
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| 10. Volcanic Violence in a Landscape Turned Upside Down | |
| The Peach Springs Tuff |
135
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| 11. A Melange of Magmas, a Variety of Volcanoes | |
| The San Francisco Volcanic Field |
149
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| 12. Desert Niagara | |
| Grand Falls |
165
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| 13. Pangaean Riviera | |
| The Sedona Red Rocks |
175
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| 14. A Crater with Deep Impact | |
| Meteor Crater |
189
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| 15. Triassic Time Capsule | |
| Petrified Forest National Park |
203
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| 16. Continent Under Construction | |
| The Rocks of Prescott |
217
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| 17. Mountain of Metal | |
| The Mines of Jerome |
233
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| 18. A Lake's Legacy | |
| Montezuma Castle National Monument |
249
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| 19. A Bridge to the Past | |
| Tonto Bridge State Park |
261
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| 20. Islands in Time | |
| The Mazatzal Quartzite |
271
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| Glossary |
285
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| Sources of More Information |
297
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| Index |
305
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