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Book El Paso s Geologic Past

Download or read book El Paso s Geologic Past written by Earl M. P. Lovejoy and published by Texas Western Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1980, when El Paso's Geologic Past was first published, this book has been popular with El Pasoans and visitors alike, interested in the unusually rich geologic setting of the El Paso community. In this new edition, the text has been updated, by William C. Cornell, Ph.D., of the University of Texas at El Paso Geology Department. New photographs have replaced the originals, the self-guided tour is revised, and a brief discussion of the Rio Grande Rift - a major geologic feature only beginning to be recognized in 1980 is added, along with an updated reading list.

Book A Pocket Guide to Geological Sites of El Paso

Download or read book A Pocket Guide to Geological Sites of El Paso written by William C. Cornell and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "El Paso is in an unusual geologic setting with rocks of diverse ages, mountains of diverse origin and form, and a variety of mineral resources nearby. Seas and lakes, deserts and glaciers, volcanoes and igneous intrusions, faulting and folding, erosion and deposition all have left their marks on the geology and landscape of this region. Uncountable numbers of plants and animals have lived and died. Some have been fossilized and preserved in the rocks of our mountains. This book attempts to describe these features using a minimum of geologic jargon and an informal style."--Back cover.

Book Geology of El Paso

Download or read book Geology of El Paso written by William C. Cornell and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Geology of Southcentral New Mexico

Download or read book Geology of Southcentral New Mexico written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Geology of Southern New Mexico

Download or read book The Geology of Southern New Mexico written by Greg H. Mack and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The geology of southern New Mexico and west Texas represents over a billion years of earth's history. Evidence of events such as explosive eruptions of great volcanoes, uplift and erosion of ancient mountains, and deposition of sediment in subtropical seas is available for those who know how to read the rocks. This guide for non-specialists not only provides the necessary background for comprehension but also a guide to local features. Part I explains the basic principles of geology, including the origin of rocks, geologic time, rock deformation, and plate tectonics. Part II divides the geologic history of the region into eight major events and illustrates both the rock strata produced by each event and the ancient geography of the era. Part III contains twenty-two field trips to view geologic history, mostly in easily accessible natural outcrops. Natives and visitors alike will find that this clearly written and well-illustrated book contributes to a greater appreciation of the unique landscape of the southwest.

Book Geology of the Fusselman Canyon area  Franklin Mountains  El Paso County  Texas

Download or read book Geology of the Fusselman Canyon area Franklin Mountains El Paso County Texas written by William N. McAnulty and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book El Paso Geological Society Publication

Download or read book El Paso Geological Society Publication written by and published by . This book was released on 19?? with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guidebook for the field conference.

Book Regional geologic study of the El Paso  Texas region and associated areas

Download or read book Regional geologic study of the El Paso Texas region and associated areas written by Marc D. Florian and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: