Roadside Geology of Colorado
by Halka Chronic and Felicie Williams
Roadside Geology of Colorado (Third Edition)
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| I. A Foundation to Rest On |
1
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| Continents Adrift |
1
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| History - The Underlying Theme |
4
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| Coming to Terms |
4
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| Colorado Through the Ages |
9
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| The Final Touch |
17
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| Gold Is Where You Find It |
18
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| Fossil Fuels |
19
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| II. Denver and Colorado Springs |
21
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| Denver Area |
21
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| Red Rocks Park - Dinosaur Ridge Area |
24
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| Mount Evans |
29
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| Boulder - Estes Park - Central City Loop |
32
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| Colorado Springs Area |
41
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| Garden of the Gods |
42
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| Cave of the Winds |
44
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| Pikes Peak |
46
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| Cripple Creek and Gold Camp Road |
50
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| III. High Plains and Piedmont |
57
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| Cretaceous Sea |
57
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| Rising Mountains and Sagging Basins |
58
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| Mid-Tertiary Regional Uplift |
59
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| Road Guides | |
| Interstate 25: Wyoming - Denver |
60
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| Interstate 25: Denver - Colorado Springs |
65
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| Interstate 25: Colorado Springs - Walsenburg |
69
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| Interstate 25: Walsenburg - New Mexico |
75
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| Interstate 70: Kansas - Limon |
81
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| Interstate 70: Limon - Denver |
85
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| Interstate 76: Julesburg - Fort Morgan |
87
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| Interstate 76: Fort Morgan - Denver |
89
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| US 24: Limon - Colorado Springs |
92
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| US 50: Kansas - La Junta |
96
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| US 50: La Junta - Canon City |
100
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| Colorado 115: Colorado Springs - Penrose |
105
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| IV. Ranges Folded and Faulted |
109
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| Mountain-Building Events in Colorado |
109
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| Road Guides | |
| Interstate 70/US 6: Denver - Dillon |
117
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| Interstate 70: Dillon - Dotsero |
122
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| Interstate 70: Dotsero - Rifle |
127
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| US 24: Colorado Springs - Antero Junction |
137
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| Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument |
139
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| US 24: Buena Vista - Interstate 70 |
143
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| US 34: Loveland - Granby via Rocky Mountain National Park |
149
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| US 40: Empire - Kremmling |
158
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| US 40: Kremmling - Steamboat Springs |
163
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| US 50: Canon City - Poncha Springs |
167
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| US 50: Poncha Springs - Gunnison |
175
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| US 160: Walsenburg - Alamosa |
180
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| Great Sand Dunes National Monument |
185
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| US 285: Denver - Fairplay |
189
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| US 285: Fairplay - Poncha Springs |
195
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| US 285: Poncha Springs - New Mexico |
201
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| US 287: Wyoming - Loveland |
206
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| Colorado 9: Kremmling - Fairplay |
211
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| Colorado 14: Teds Place - Gould |
218
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| Colorado 14: Gould - US 40 |
223
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| Colorado 82: Glenwood Springs - Aspen |
227
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| Marble |
229
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| Maroon Bells |
233
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| Colorado 82: Aspen - US 24 via Independence Pass |
235
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| V. Volcanic San Juan Mountains |
239
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| Volcanic Rocks |
243
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| Pleistocene to Recent Time |
247
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| Road Guides | |
| US 50: Gunnison - Montrose |
247
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| Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park |
252
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| US 160: Alamosa - Pagosa Springs |
257
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| US 550: Montrose - Silverton |
262
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| US 550: Silverton - Durango |
269
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| Colorado 135: Gunnison - Crested Butte |
274
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| Colorado 145: Telluride - Cortez |
278
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| Colorado 149: South Fork - Blue Mesa Reservoir |
284
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| VI. Plateau Country |
293
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| Precambrian Time |
294
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| Paleozoic Time |
294
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| Mesozoic Time |
295
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| Cenozoic Time |
296
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| Road Guides | |
| Interstate 70: Rifle - Utah |
299
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| Colorado National Monument |
305
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| US 40: Steamboat Springs - Craig |
313
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| US 40: Craig - Utah |
317
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| Dinosaur National Monument |
321
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| US 50: Montrose - Grand Junction |
325
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| US 160: Pagosa Springs - Durango |
329
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| US 160: Durango - Four Corners |
333
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| Mesa Verde National Park |
337
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| Colorado 13: Craig - Rifle |
340
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| Colorado 62: Ridgway - Placerville |
345
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| Colorado 64 and Colorado 139: Dinosaur - Loma |
349
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| Colorado 65 and Colorado 92: Interstate 70 - Delta via Grand Mesa |
355
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| Colorado 141: Whitewater - Naturita |
359
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| Colorado 145: Naturita - Telluride |
369
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| For More Information |
374
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| Glossary |
378
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| Index |
387
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