Roadside Geology of South Dakota
by John Paul Gries
Roadside Geology of South Dakota
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| Introduction |
1
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| Rocks |
2
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| Rocks to Soil to Sediment |
7
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| Water |
7
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| Rocks and Landscapes East of the Missouri River |
11
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| Ancient Rocks |
11
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| The Glacial Period |
11
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| Glacial Deposits |
12
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| Glacial History |
14
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| The Glacial Sequence in Eastern South Dakota |
15
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| Glaciers Move the Rivers |
16
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| Major Topographic Features of the Glaciated Area |
19
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| Road Logs East of the Missouri River |
22
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| I-29: Sioux City, Iowa - North Dakota Line |
22
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| I-90: Minnesota Line - Missouri River |
29
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| US 12: Big Stone City - Mobridge |
38
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| US 14: Minnesota Like - Pierre |
48
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| US 18: Iowa Line - Missouri River |
56
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| US 81: Yankton - Watertown |
60
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| US 83: Pierre - North Dakota Line |
66
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| US 212: Minnesota Line - Missouri River |
68
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| US 281: Nebraska Line - North Dakota Line |
72
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| SD 34: Pipestone, Minnesota - Pierre |
77
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| SD 50: Junction City (I-29) - Lake Andes (US 18 and US 281) |
87
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| Rocks and Landscapes West of the Missouri River |
93
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| Some Cretaceous Formations |
93
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| The Flaming End of Cretaceous Time |
95
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| Tertiary Time |
96
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| Road Logs West of the Missouri River |
100
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| I-90: Chamberlain - Rapid City |
100
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| US 12: Mobridge - White Butte |
108
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| US 14: Fort Pierre - I-90 |
113
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| US 18: Missouri River - Maverick Junction |
117
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| US 83: Nebraska Line - Pierre |
127
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| US 85: Spearfish - North Dakota Line |
129
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| US 212: Missouri River - Wyoming Line |
140
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| SD 20: Mobridge - Montana Line |
149
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| SD 34: Fort Pierre - Sturgis |
159
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| SD 44: Interior - Rapid City |
165
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| SD 63: US 18 - North Dakota Line |
174
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| SD 73: Nebraska Line - North Dakota Line |
179
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| SD 79: Sturgis - North Dakota Line |
186
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| The Big Badlands |
191
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| SD 240: The Badlands Loop, Cactus Flat to Wall |
197
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| The Black Hills |
203
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| Paleozoic Rocks |
205
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| Mesozoic Rocks |
210
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| Rise of the Black Hills |
214
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| The Anomalous Location of the Black Hills |
217
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| The Black Hills Landscape |
217
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| The Cretaceous Hogback |
218
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| The Red Valley |
220
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| The Limestone Plateau |
220
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| The Central Black Hills |
221
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| Pegmatites |
222
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| Gold and Silver Mining |
224
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| The Homestake Mine |
226
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| Road Logs of the Black Hills |
232
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| I-90: Rapid City - Wyoming Line |
232
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| US 14A: Sturgis - Deadwood - Spearfish |
244
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| US 16: Rapid City - Hill City |
255
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| US 16: Hill City - Custer |
266
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| US 16: Custer - Wyoming Line |
267
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| US 16A: Keystone Wye - Iron Mountain |
272
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| US 18: Maverick Junction - Wyoming Line |
278
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| US 85: Wyoming Line - Spearfish |
289
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| US 385: Hot Springs - Pluma |
296
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| SD 44: Rapid City - US 385 |
311
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| SD 79: Maverick Junction - Rapid City |
319
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| SD 87, Needles Highway: US 16 - US 16A |
326
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| SD 89: Pringle - Minnekahta Junction |
329
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Nemo Road, Forest Service Road 2335 (Pennington County Road 234): Rapid City - US 385 |
331
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| Supplemental Reading |
343
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| Glossary |
345
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| Index |
351
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| About the Author |
358
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