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(0)Ronald C Blakey
Author
Publisher
Grand Canyon Association
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
"For fifteen years, Ron Blakey of Northern Arizona University has meticulously created maps that show how numerous past landscapes gave rise to the region's stunning geologic formations. Ancient Landscapes of the Colorado Plateau is the first book to showcase Blakey's work. His maps are accompanied by text by Wayne Ranney. Ranney takes readers on a fascinating tour of the many landscapes depicted in the maps."--BOOK JACKET.
Author
Publisher
Springer
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Allow yourself to be taken back into deep geologic time when strange creatures roamed the Earth and Western North America looked completely unlike the modern landscape. Volcanic islands stretched from Mexico to Alaska, most of the Pacific Rim didn't exist yet, at least not as widespread dry land; terranes drifted from across the Pacific to dock on Western Americas' shores creating mountains and more volcanic activity. Landscapes were transposed...
Author
Publisher
Zia Interpretive Services
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Sedona, The very word conjures images of stately red rock spires, graceful cliffs, and verdant Oak Creek Canyon. But how did all this marvelous scenery come to be? And what was the specific sequence of geologic events that created this world-renowned landscape? The answers are sure to surprise and delight your intellect. Wayne Ranney is an award-winning author and geologist who has conducted geologic research in Sedona since 1978. He tells the geologic...
