Geology of Parts of the Paradox, Black Mesa, & San Juan Basins, Four Corners Field Conference (1955).
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Geology of Parts of the Paradox, Black Mesa, & San Juan Basins, Four Corners Field Conference (1955).
About This Publication
PDF only, 231pp. This publication accompanied the first FCGS field conference, which examined the three basins surrounding the Four Corners. It includes 25 papers and 4 road logs. There are 6 miscellaneous papers, 7 on stratigraphy, 4 on structure, 5 descriptions of oil & gas fields and 3 on economic geology. The road log begins in Durango, looking at the Paleozoic through Mesozoic section, then proceeds to the Paradox Basin through Gypsum Valley anticline finally camping at Slick Rock. Day 2 comes out of the salt anticlines at Egnar and travels south to Bluff, UT then west along the San Juan River to Goosenecks, finally dropping south into Arizona at the Mexican Hat Bridge to a campsite near Monument Valley. Day 3 returns to Durango, travelling east to Shiprock, Farmington, Aztec and home. There is an auxiliary road log from Mexican Hat, UT to Monument Valley and Gouldings, AZ.
Key Features
Geological Maps
Comprehensive geological maps and cross-sections
GPS Coordinates
GPS coordinates for field trip stops
Field Photographs
High-resolution field photographs
Stratigraphic Analysis
Detailed stratigraphic analysis
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