Geology Underfoot in Death Valley and Eastern California
by Allen F. Glazner, Arthur Gibbs Sylvester, and Robert P. Sharp
Geology Underfoot in Death Valley and Eastern California
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An Important Note to Readers |
vi
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Preface |
vii
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Acknowledgments |
viii
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THE SUBLIME GEOLOGY OF EASTERN CALIFORNIA |
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VIGNETTES | |
DEATH VALLEY | |
1. Badwater |
9
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2. Devils Golf Course and the Badwater Salt Flats |
16
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3. Natural Bridge Canyon |
21
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4. Ventifact Ridge |
26
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5. Artists Drive |
32
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6. Zabriskie Point, Gower Gulch, and Golden Canyon |
37
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7. Dantes View |
45
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8. Lake Manly |
57
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9. Mesquite Dunes |
65
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10. Mosaic Canyon |
73
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11. Salt Creek |
83
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12. Titus Canyon |
89
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13. Ubehebe Crater |
103
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14. The Racetrack |
111
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15. Rainbow Canyon and Father Crowley Vista Point |
121
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SOUTHERN APPROACHES | |
16. The Mojave River |
131
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17. Trona Pinnacles of Searles Lake |
139
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18. Fossil Falls |
147
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19. Ancient Lake Tecopa |
155
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20. The Resting Spring Pass Tuff |
162
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OWENS VALLEY, BISHOP, AND LONE PINE | |
21. Alabama Hills |
169
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22. Lone Pine Fault and the 1872 Earthquake |
177
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23. Big Pine Volcanic Field |
187
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24. Poleta Folds |
195
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25. Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest |
205
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26. Buttermilk Boulders |
217
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27. Owens River Gorge |
229
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MAMMOTH LAKES AND MONO CRATERS | |
28. Hilton Creek Fault at McGee Canyon |
239
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29. Hot Creek Geological Site |
246
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30. Mammoth Mountain and Long Valley Caldera |
253
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31. Devils Postpile |
263
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32. Obsidian Dome, Inyo Craters, and the Earthquake Fault |
271
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33. Mono Craters from Punch Bowl to Panum |
281
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GLOSSARY |
290
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LIST OF SOURCES |
299
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INDEX |
306
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS |
316
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GEOLOGIC CHECKLIST |
318
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