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title	:	Canyonlands Country : Geology of Canyonlands and Arches National Parks
author	:	Baars, Donald L.
publisher	:	University of Utah Press
isbn10 | asin	:	0874804329
print isbn13	:	9780874804324
ebook isbn13	:	9780585106649
language	:	English
subject	Geology--Colorado Plateau Region, Geology, Stratigraphic--Colorado Plateau Region, Geology, Stratigraphic--Utah, Canyonlands National Park (Utah)--Guidebooks, Arches National Park (Utah)--Guidebooks.
publication date	:	1993
lcc	:	QE79.5.B27 1993eb
ddc	:	557.92/5
subject	:	Geology--Colorado Plateau Region, Geology, Stratigraphic--Colorado Plateau Region, Geology, Stratigraphic--Utah, Canyonlands National Park (Utah)--Guidebooks, Arches National Park (Utah)--Guidebooks.

Page iii Canyonlands Country Geology of Canyonlands and Arches National Parks Donald L. Baars University of Utah Press Salt Lake City, Utah

Page iv 1993 by Donald L. Baars. All rights reserved. Revised edition. First edition published 1989 by Caon Publishers, Ltd., and Canyonlands Natural History Association. All illustrations and photographs by Donald L. Baars, unless otherwise noted. Printed on acid-free paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Baars, Donald L. Canyonlands country : geology of Canyonlands and Arches National Parks / Donald L. Baars. Rev. ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-87480-432-9 (acid-free) 1. GeologyColorado Plateau Region. 2. Geology, Stratigraphic Colorado Plateau Region. 3. Geology, StratigraphicUtah. 4. Canyonlands National Park (Utah)Guidebooks. 5. Arches National Park (Utah)Guidebooks. I. Title. QE79.5.B27 1993 557.92'5dc20 93-23140

Page v CONTENTS List of Maps vi Preface vii Part One: Geologic History 1 1. Canyonlands Country 3 2. The Colorado Plateau Province 8 3. It's About Time 20 4. In the Beginning 24 5. The Early Years 27 6. It Hits the Fan 31 7. Red Beds Inherit the Earth 42 8. Mesozoic Times 54 9. Orogenous Zones 63 10. Canyon Cutting 66 Part Two: Geological Tours 71 11. Arches National Park 75 12. Island in the Sky 83 13. The Needles District 94 14. The Maze and Elaterite Basin 100 15. The Labyrinth and Stillwater Canyon 107 16. Meander Canyon 114 17. Cataract Canyon 119 Suggested Reading 125 Glossary 127 Index 133 Geologic Time Scale Inside Back Cover

Page vi MAPS Roads in Canyonlands Country Inside front cover Arches National Park 77 Canyonlands National Park 84

Page vii PREFACE The primary goal of this book is to attempt an explanation in nontechnical language of the innermost geological secrets of Canyonlands and Arches national parks in southeastern Utah. Until publication of the first edition, nothing of the sort was available to the curious visitor. Changes in international definitions regarding the time boundary between rocks of Pennsylvanian and Permian ages (upper Paleozoic), and the ensuing confusion among both professional and amateur geologists, have prompted the changes presented here. Such revisions should make this edition as accurate as possible at the time of this printing. Geology is a science, of sorts, but in actual practice it is more like a detective story. Geologists really have few clues to work with, yet they try to make a reasonably coherent story from the facts available. Consequently there are sometimes as many interpretations as there are "detectives" working on the case. Geology is an ever-changing subject; some changes result from increased understanding through continuing work while others are largely political. That applies to Canyonlands country, but this second edition is as factual, correct, and timely as one opinionated geologist can make it.

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