Geology Underfoot in Southern Idaho
by Shawn Willsey
Geology Underfoot in Southern Idaho
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| Preface |
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| Acknowledgments |
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| THE GEOLOGY OF SOUTHERN IDAHO |
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| The Basics |
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| Southern Idaho through Time |
8
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| VIGNETTES |
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| 1. The Catastrophic Bonneville Flood |
15
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| CELEBRATION PARK |
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| 2. Stone in the City of Trees |
27
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| BOISE URBAN GEOLOGY |
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| 3. Boise's Iconic Mesa |
39
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| TABLE ROCK |
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| 4. Idaho's Sandbox |
51
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| BRUNEAU DUNES STATE PARK |
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| 5. The Dammed River |
59
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| BLISS LANDSLIDE AND LAVA DAM |
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| 6. Ancient Lakeside Property |
67
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| HAGERMAN FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT |
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| 7. Thinking Outside the Box |
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| BOX CANYON |
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| 8. Niagara of the West |
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| SHOSHONE FALLS AND THE SNAKE RIVER CANYON |
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| 9. Surreal Sculptures |
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| BLACK MAGIC CANYON |
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| 10. Carved by Ice |
105
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| REDFISH LAKE AND THE SAWTOOTH RANGE |
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| 11. Fossilized Forests |
115
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| MALM GULCH |
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| 12. A Shocking Impact |
129
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| LEATON GULCH |
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| 13. Shake, Rattle, and Roll! |
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| THE BORAH PEAK EARTHQUAKE |
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| 14. Lunar Lavascape |
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| CRATERS OF THE MOON NATIONAL MONUMENT AND PRESERVE |
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| 15. The Roof of the Snake River Plain |
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| BIG SOUTHERN BUTTE |
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| 16. Fit for a King |
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| KINGS BOWL |
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| 17. A Tale of Two Granites |
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| CITY OF ROCKS NATIONAL RESERVE |
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| 18. Precious Stone in the Gem State |
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| SPENCER OPAL |
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| 19. Yellowstone's Last Gasp in Idaho |
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| HENRYS FORK CALDERA |
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| 20. One Tuff Cone |
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| NORTH MENAN BUTTE |
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| 21. Travertine Terraces |
225
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| SODA SPRINGS GEYSER AND FORMATION CAVE |
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| 22. Trilobites Unite! |
237
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| SPENCE GULCH |
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| 23. Subterranean Splendor |
249
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| MINNETONKA CAVE |
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| GPS Coordinates of Selected Locations |
260
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| Glossary |
264
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| Sources of More Information |
273
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| Index |
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| Geologic Time Scale |
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