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Hiking the Southwest's Geology: Four Corner's RegionVendor: Mountaineers BooksBy: Ralph Lee Hopkins Eager to explore the dramatic canyons, mesas, and isolated mountain ranges of the Colorado Plateau? Discover ancient sand dunes, a vanished sea, and colorful sedimentary layers, places where dinosaurs once roamed? Hike a slot canyon through layers of volcanic tuff...
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Geology Underfoot in Southern UtahVendor: Mountain PressBy: Richard L. Orndorff, Robert W. Wieder, & David G. Futey Southern Utah's magnificent, enigmatic landforms are famous worldwide. But what carved the goblins in Goblin Valley, the dome at Capitol Reef, Zion's towering sandstone walls, and Bryce's hoodoo fairyland - not to mention...
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National Audubon Society: Field Guide to FossilsVendor: unknownBy: National Audubon Society A detailed field guide to make fossil identification easy! This first all-photographic field guide to fossils features 474 full-color identification pictures of fossilized sponges, corals, trilobites, shells, teeth, and bones. Also included are 33 photographs of fossil-bearing rocks and outcrop...
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Roadside Geology of OregonVendor: Mountain PressWhen the first edition of Roadside Geology of Oregon was published in 1978, it was revolutionary—the first book in a series designed to educate, inspire, and wow nongeologists. Back then, the implications of plate tectonic theory were only beginning to shape geologic research and discussion. Geologists...
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Thrusting and extensional structures and mineralization in the Beaver Dam Mountains, southwestern Utah (UGA-15)Vendor: Utah Geological AssociationEdited by: D. T. Griffen and W. R. PhillipsAs the science of geology moves forward, it is important to give critical areas, such as the Beaver Dam Mountains, a re-examination. Recent thinking on extensional tectonics makes this publication and discussions so much more pertinent....
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Fee Mining and Rockhounding Adventures in the WestVendor: Gem Guides Book CompanyThis unique guide directs you to a wide variety of both "fee and free" rockhounding and mineral adventures throughout the western states. Covers 100 collecting locations plus 153 museums, caves, points of interest, fairs and festivals. Digging locations include fee mines, gold prospecting areas,...
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Rockhounding Arizona: A Guide to the State's Best Rockhounding SitesVendor: National BookBy: Gerry Blair and revised by Robert Beard Explore the mineral-rich region of Arizona with veteran rockhound Robert Beard’s Rockhounding Arizona, 3rd Edition. Fully revised and updated, unearth treasures from the state’s best rockhounding locations, ranging from popular and commercial sites to numerous lesser-known...
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Wasatch ElevenersVendor: Chicago DistributionWasatch Eleveners: A Hiking and Climbing Guide to the 11,000-Foot Mountains of Utah's Wasatch Range. The Wasatch Mountains sit on the western edge of the Rockies. Stretching south through Utah from Bear River in the north to Mount Nebo in the central part of...
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The Sterling Legend: The Facts Behind the Lost Dutchman MineVendor: Gem Guides Book CompanyBy: Estee Conatser The legend of Jacob Walzer's famed Lost Dutchman Mine has been tantalizing gold seekers since the 1870s. Thousands have ventured into the formidable desert surrounding the Superstition Mountains to solve the riddle that has eluded solving - and many may have...
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Roadside Geology of ArizonaVendor: Mountain PressBy: Halka Chronic The rise of mountains and the spread of deserts has marked the geologic history of Arizona. Landscapes that we see here today are here because of landscapes of the past, and because of tremendous forces deep within the earth, forces that...
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Geology of Utah's RiversVendor: Chicago DistributionBy: William T. Parry Despite being the second-driest state in the U.S., Utah has some remarkable rivers. The Bear is the longest river in the country that does not empty into an ocean. The Colorado crosses the most structural barriers of any river in...
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The Last Miner - A Memoir of Alta's Final Mining ExplorationsVendor: Chicago DistributionThe Last Miner is a captivating memoir chronicling the final days of mining exploration in Utah’s legendary Little Cottonwood Canyon during the 1950s. Through the eyes of Dick Fluehe, the last living miner to traverse these haunted, silver-laden tunnels, readers are immersed in a forgotten...
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Dawn of the Dinosaurs: The Late Triassic in the American SouthwestVendor: Treasure Chest BooksThe Age of Dinosaurs This time in Earth's history is famous for the great reptiles that have captured the hearts and imaginations of people worldwide. But dinosaurs didn't appear until late in the period known as the Triassic, and at that point in history,...
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Rockhounding Colorado: A Guide to the State's Best Rockhounding SitesVendor: National BookBy: William A. Kappele and Gary Warren Rockhounding Colorado takes you to 100 of the best rockhounding sites in the state. Search for amethyst and quartz at the Crystal Hill Mine, check out the view at Douglas Pass while looking for leaf imprints and...
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At the Top of the Grandstaircase: the Late Cretaceous of Southern UtahVendor: Glen Canyon ConservancyThe Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah is the location of one of the best-known terrestrial records for the late Cretaceous. A major effort in the new century has documented over 2,000 new vertebrate fossil sites, provided new radiometric dates, and identified five new...
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The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our WorldVendor: Indiana University PressBy Riley Black Picture yourself in the Cretaceous period. It's a sunny afternoon in the Hell Creek of ancient Montana 66 million years ago. A Triceratops horridus ambles along the edge of the forest. In a matter of hours, everything here will be wiped...
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Cambrian Ocean World: Ancient Sea Life of North AmericaVendor: Indiana University PressThis volume, aimed at the general reader, presents life and times of the amazing animals that inhabited Earth more than 500 million years ago. The Cambrian Period was a critical time in Earth's history. During this immense span of time nearly every modern group...
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The Mining Camps Speak: A New Way to Explore the Ghost Towns of the American WestVendor: Adler (APC Publishing)By: Beth & Bill Sagstetter If you have ever visited ghost town sites and were disappointed because there was nothing left, here is the book you've been waiting for. In these pages you will discover a new way to explore these mysterious sites. The...
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Gem Trails of ColoradoVendor: Gem Guides Book CompanyBy: James R. Mitchell Colorado is known for its mineral and geologic diversity formed over the eons by violent tectonic and volcanic forces. This updated and expanded second edition of Gem Trails of Colorado features over 90 locations, including 27 new sites, where collectors...
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Displays of Nature: History, Minerals and Crystals of Utah's Bingham Canyon Copper MineVendor: Displays of NatureBy: Jerry North Written by a 12-year mine geologist, this book gives an overview of both the geologic and mining history of the Bingham Canyon Copper Mine, one of the largest copper mines in the world. Vivid images and descriptions of the many minerals...
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