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Geology of the Grand Canyon: Guide and Index to a Published Graphic and Tabular Data (Excluding F?Aleontology) The Geological Society of America, Inc. Microform Publication 21 Geology of the Grand Canyon: Guide and Index to A Published Graphic and Tabular Data (Excluding f?aleontology) Measured Stratigraphic Sections, Cross-Sections, Correlation Diagrams, Maps, Data Presented in Figures and Tables, Photographs, Geological Road logs and Colorado River Guides, and Miscellaneous Lists Stratigraphic, Geographic, and Subject Indexes Cross-Indexed to G(�o/ogy of the Grand Canyon: An Annotated Bibliography Geological Society of America Microform Publications 13, 14, 17, and 20, Volumes 1 through 4 Earle E. Spamer Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Published by The Geological Socie1y of Arr•erica, Inc. 3300 Penrvse Place, P.O. B:�x 9140 Boulder, Colorado 80301 Downloaded from http://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/books/book/chapter-pdf/3744487/9780813759210_frontmatter.pdf by guest on 26 September 2021 ©1990 The Geolog:cal Society of Amenca. Inc All rights reserved. All material subject to this copyright and i!1Ciuded in this volume may be photocopied for the noncommercial purpose o! scientific or educational advanc<:ITlf:nt. Published by The Geological Society of America. L1c. 3300 Penrose Place, P.O. Box 9140 Boulder. Colorado 80301 Printed in U.S.A. Library of Congress Cataloging-In-PublicationData Spamer, Earle E. Geology of the Grand Canyon · a guide and index to published graphic and tabular data (excluding paleontology) 1 Earle E. Spa mer. microfiche. - (Micro�orm publication I The Geological Society of America . 21) "Measured stratigraphic sections, cross-sections, correlation diagrams. maps. data presented in ftgures and tables. photographs, geological road logs, and Coloradlo River guides, and miscellaneous lists." "Stratigraphic, geographic, and subject indexes." "Cross-indexed to Geology of the Grand Car>yon : an annotated bibliography." Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0·8137 ·6021-6 (microfiche) 1. Spamer, Earle E. Geology of the Grand Canyon-Indexes. 2. Geology-Arizona-Grand Canyon-Bibliography-Indexes. 3. Geology-Arizona-Grand Canyon-Maps-Indexes. I. :Spamer, Earle E. Geology ol the Grand Canyon. II. Geological Society of America. Ill. Tille. IV. Series: Microform publication: 21. [Z6034.U5A75 1983 suppi.J [QE86.G73) 016.55791'32-dc20 90-2952 CIP Authors address: Earle E. Spamer The Academy of Natural Sciences cf Phil�·delphia 19th and the Pati<way Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Downloaded from http://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/books/book/chapter-pdf/3744487/9780813759210_frontmatter.pdf by guest on 26 September 2021 Contents General Introduction v Historical Overview of Geologica! Studies in the Grand Canyon VJ 1. IntrCY.Iuction to Granct Canyon Geological Studies vi 2. Stratigraphic Nomenclature XV Introductory References Cited xxxvii Organization of This Volume xi vi Part I 1 Guide to Published Graphic and Tabuiar IJata on Granrl Canyon Geology (Excluding Paleontology) Introduction 2 Abbreviations 4 Conversion Factors 5 1. Measured Stratigraphic Sections 7 2. Cross-Sections 31 3. Correlation Diagrams 98 4. Maos 124 5. Data Presented in Graphs and Tables 214 6. Photographs 316 7. Geologic Road Logs and Colorado River Guides 460 8. Miscellaneous Lists 464 iii Downloaded from http://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/books/book/chapter-pdf/3744487/9780813759210_frontmatter.pdf by guest on 26 September 2021 iv Part II 468 Index to Citations: Vols. 1-4 of Geology of the Grand Cav..yon: An Annotated Bibliography (Geological Society of America �licroform Publications 13, 14: 17, 20) Incorporating a Cross-Index to the Guide to Published Graphic and Tabular Data on Grand Canyon Geology Introduction 469 Author Index 471 Chronological Index 528 Part Ill 587 Special Supplement to Geology of the Grand Canyon: An Annotated Bibliography New Citation� Not Included in Vols. 1-4 Special Supplement 588 Part IV 591 Indexes to the Guide to Published r.raphic and Tabular Data on Grand Canyon Geology (Excluding Paleontology) Introduction 592 Stratigraphic Index 594 Geographic Index 612 Subject Index 649 Downloaded from http://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/books/book/chapter-pdf/3744487/9780813759210_frontmatter.pdf by guest on 26 September 2021 General Introduction The geological literature about the Grand Canyon does not crwer a terribly long period of time, at least in comparison with the age of modem geology. The first scientist to visit the Grand Canyon was the geolo�ist John Strong Newberry, who arnved the:re with the lves military exploring expedition in April, 1858. The first definitive geological report about the Grand Canyon was Newberry's (1861) "Geological Report", published as Part 3 of the single volume, Report upon the Colorado River of the West (lves, 1861). This pioneering work was the oniy volume available to geologist John Wesley Powell--the Canyon's first true explorer--when he plamled his first journey down the Colorado River in 1869. After Powell's second expedition, in 1871-1872, and after he published his narrative of the expeditions (Powell, 1875), the Canyon surged into the scientific and popular interest. It is a captivating subject even today, a<; the literature testifies. What began as an almost inconsequential mention of "the Big c::aiion" in a geomorphological monograph completed by January, 1856 (Hitchcock, 1857), and followed by just two major publications during the next two decades, now is a publishing record of scores of titles each year. And within the hundreds of papes and monographs that have been produced, especially in the last few decades, there is a tremendous amount of data which can be extracted only by lengthy, sometimes laborious ar.d serendipitous, scanning and cross-referencing. About ten years ago, compilation of an annotated bibliography of Grand Canyon geology (including paleontology) was begun. The first volume was published as a Microform Publication of the Geological Society of America (Spamer, 1983). Since then three supplements have been prepared, adding newly found citations and extending the coverage to 19�9 (Spamer, 1984b, 1988, 1990). Concurrently, but intennittently, work was undertaken to compile a guide to all of the infonnation in the Grand Canyon geological literature provided by graphic presentations and tabular arrangements of data. The present volume is the result A truly comprehensive index, encompassing infonnation given in text, too, would be the most preferable guide to the century :md a quarter of the Grand Canyon geological literature. But such a task. with present re.�urces, is prohibitive. Thus the "Guide to Published Graphic and Tabular Data on Grand Canyon Geology (Excluding Paleontology)", as presented here, is only an entrance to the huge database of Grand Canyon geology. The citations included in this guide are a listing of the most accessible, and most organized, data on Grand Canyon geology. (fhe paleontological disciplines are the subject of another project, still in progress.) The purpose of this volume, beyiJnd its immediate use as an index to published data, is to consolidate in one volume all the widely dispersed hard data that may be of value to researchers. By quoting the original legends and captions, and by supplementing them with comments or indications of the contents of the figure or table, the user should be able to determine just what items may be of intere!>t to the research project at hand. The author wishes to stress, however, that this first attempt at sucn a compendium may not satisfy all the needs of various workers. Critiques and suggestions will be welcomed. Downloaded from http://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/books/book/chapter-pdf/3744487/9780813759210_frontmatter.pdf by guest on 26 September 2021 Historical Overview of Ge11Iogical Studies in the Grand Canyon 1. lmroduction to Grand Canyon Geological Studies The Grand Canyon has played a prominent role in many aspects of the development of the science of geology. Some principles which today are pan of geological textbooks were either developed or practically demonstrated in the Canyon. The late &lwin D. McKee, whom we may argue was the most productive of Grand Canyon geologists, summarized the significance of the Canyon to geology (McKee, 1983a): "The Grand Canyon with its rock walls extending nearly 200 miles (320 krn] from east to west along the course of the Colorado River is geologically outstanding, primarily because of its record of earth history. This record is displ ayed in a :;equence of rock layers, upon another, in a simple, orderly fashion--layers that little distwbed by faultingone or folding. The magnitude and the quality of this areexhibit establish it as a truly remarkable demonstration of the principles of stratigraphy. Because its 11C3fly contiiluous rock exposures are little concealed by talus or by vegetz.tion, the Grand Canyon presents an ideal medium for tracing in time and in space changes in fossil life and sedimem. "Doubtless because of the excellent opponunities to observe and to demonstrate, beyond reasonable doubt, various concepts in the field of stratigraphic geology, numerous basic geologic principles have been initially recognized o: greatly advanced through Grand Canyon studies. Among the most imponant are (l) the concept of facies, (2) the establishment of time planes in the form of key beds (marker beds), (3) the criteria for recognizing shoreline transgressior. anJ regression, (4) cyclothems of Pennsy lvanian and Permian age, (5) unconformi�1es and diastems, and (6) base-level changes controlling sedimentary accumulation. All these concepts
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