101 American Geo-Sites You've Gotta See
Table of Contents |
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Foreword
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ix
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Acknowledgments
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xi
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Introduction
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1
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Relative Age Dating
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1
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Absolute Age Dating
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4
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Plate Tectonics Theory
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5
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A Short History of the Earth
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11
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Hadean Eon: 4,600-4,000 MYA
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11
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Archean Eon: 4,000-2,500 MYA
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12
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Proterozoic Eon: 2,500-542 MYA
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12
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Cambrian Period: 542-488 MYA
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12
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Ordovician Period: 488-443 MYA
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13
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Silurian Period: 443-416 MYA
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13
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Devonian Period: 416-359 MYA
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14
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Carboniferous Period: 359-299 MYA |
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Permian Period: 299-251 MYA
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15
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Triassic Period: 251-199 MYA
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15
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Jurassic Period: 199-145 MYA
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15
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Cretaceous Period: 145-65 MYA
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16
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Paleogene Period: 65-23 MYA
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16
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Neogene Period: 23-2.6 MYA
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17
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Quaternary Period: 2.6 MYA to Today
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GEO-SITES
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11
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1. Wetumpka Crater, Alabama
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20
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2. Exit Glacier, Alaska
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22
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3. Antelope Canyon, Arizona
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24
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4. Meteor Crater, Arizona
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26
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5. Monument Valley, Arizona
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28
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6. Prairie Creek Pipe, Arkansas
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30
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7. Wallace Creek, California
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32
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8. Racetrack Playa, California
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34
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9. Devils Postpile, California
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36
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10. Rancho La Brea, California
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38
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11. El Capitan, California
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40
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12. Boulder Flatirons, Colorado
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42
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13. Interstate 70 Roadcut, Colorado
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44
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14. Florissant Fossil Beds, Colorado
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46
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15. Dinosaur Trackway, Connecticut
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48
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16. Wilmington Blue Rocks, Delaware
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50
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17. Devil's Millhopper, Florida
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52
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18. Stone Mountain, Georgia
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54
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19. Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii
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56
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20. Borah Peak, Idaho
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58
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21. Menan Buttes, Idaho
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60
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22. Great Rift, Idaho
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62
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23. Balmeyer Anticline, Illinois
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64
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24. Hanging Rock Klint, Indiana
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66
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25. Fort Dodge Gypsum, Iowa
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68
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26. Monument Rocks, Kansas
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70
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27. Ohio Black Shale, Kentucky
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72
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28. Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
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74
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29. Four Corners Roadcut, Kentucky
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76
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30. Avery Island, Louisiana
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78
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31. Schoodic Point, Maine
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80
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32. Calvert Cliffs, Maryland
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82
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33. Purgatory Chasm, Massachusetts
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84
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34. Nonesuch Potholes, Michigan
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86
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35. Quincy Mine, Michigan
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88
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36. Grand River Ledges, Michigan
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90
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37. Sioux Quartzite, Minnesota
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92
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38. Thomson Dikes, Minnesota
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94
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39. Soudan Mine, Minnesota
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96
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40. Petrified Forest, Mississippi
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98
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41. Elephant Rocks, Missouri
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100
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42. Grassy Mountain Nonconformity, Missouri
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102
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43. Chief Mountain, Montana
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104
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44. Madison Slide, Montana
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106
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45. Butte Pluton, Montana
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108
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46. Quad Creek Quartzite, Montana
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110
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47. Ashfall Fossil Beds, Nebraska
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112
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48. Scotts Bluff, Nebraska
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114
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49. Crow Creek Marlstone, Nebraska
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116
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50. Sand Mountain, Nevada
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118
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51. Great Unconformity, Nevada
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120
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52. Flume Gorge, New Hampshire
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122
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53. Palisades Sill, New Jersey
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124
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54. White Sands, New Mexico
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126
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55. Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico
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128
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56. Ship Rock, New Mexico
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130
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57. State Line Outcrop, New Mexico
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132
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58. American Falls, New york
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134
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59. Taconic Unconformity, New York
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136
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60. Giboa Forest, New York
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138
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61. Pilot Mountain, North Carolina
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140
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62. South Killdeer Mountain, North Dakota
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142
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63. Hueston Woods, Ohio
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144
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64. Big Rock, Ohio
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146
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65. Kelleys Island, Ohio
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148
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66. Interstate 35 Roadcut, Oklahoma
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150
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67. Mount Mazama, Oregon
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152
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68. Lava River Cave, Oregon
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154
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69. Drake's Folly, Pennsylvania
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156
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70. Hickory Run, Pennsylvania
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158
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71. Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania
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160
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72. Beavertail Point, Rhode Island
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162
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73. Crowburg Basin, South Carolina
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164
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74. Mount Rushmore, South Dakota
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166
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75. Mammoth Site, South Dakota
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168
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76. Pinnacles Overlook, South Dakota
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170
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77. Reelfoot Scarp, Tennessee
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172
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78. Enchanted Rock, Texas
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174
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79. Capitan Reef, Texas
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176
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80. Paluxy River Tracks, Texas
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178
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81. Upheaval Dome, Utah
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180
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82. Checkerboard Mesa, Utah
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182
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83. San Juan Goosenecks, Utah
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184
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84. Salina Canyon Unconformity, Utah
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186
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85. Bingham Stock, Utah
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188
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86. Whipstock Hill, Vermont
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190
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87. Great Falls, Virginia
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192
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88. Natural Bridge, Virginia
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194
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89. Millbrig Ashfall, Virginia
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196
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90. Catoctin Greenstone, Virginia
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198
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91. Mount St. Helens, Washington
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200
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92. Dry Falls, Washington
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202
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93. Seneca Rocks, West Virginia
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204
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94. Roche-A-Cri Mound, Wisconsin
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206
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95. Van Hise Rock, Wisconsin
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208
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96. Amnicon Falls, Wisconsin
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210
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97. Green River Wyoming
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212
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98. Devils Tower, Wyoming
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214
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99. Fossil Butte, Wyoming
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216
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100. Steamboat Geyser, Wyoming
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218
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101. Specimen Ridge, Wyoming
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220
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Glossary
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223
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References
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229
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Index
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243
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