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Geology of the American Southwest: A Journey Through Two Billion Years of Plate-Tectonic History 1st Edition

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Scott Baldridge presents a concise guide to the geology of the Southwestern U.S. Two billion years of Earth history are represented in the rocks and landscape of the Southwest U.S., creating natural wonders such as the Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, and Death Valley. This region is considered a geologist's "dream", attracting a large number of undergraduate field classes and amateur geologists. The volume will prove invaluable to students and will also appeal to anyone interested in the geology and landscape of the region's National Parks.
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    Cambridge University Press
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    May 12, 2000
  6. Language
    English
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"The intended scope of this book is as majestic as the topic itself. Recommended." J.H. Beck, Boston College, CHOICE

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Two billion years of Earth history are represented in the rocks and landscape of the Southwest USA, creating natural wonders such as the Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, and Death Valley. This region is considered a geologist's 'dream', and attracts a large number of undergraduate field classes, and amateur geologists. This book provides the first concise, accessible account of the geology of the region, and will prove invaluable to students. It will also appeal to anyone interested in geology and landscape, and is a valuable guide to the region's National Parks.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cambridge University Press; 1st edition (May 12, 2000)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 314 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0521016665
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0521016667
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.11 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.99 x 0.79 x 9.01 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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5.0 out of 5 stars Geology of the American Southwest: A Journey Through Two Billion Years of Plate-Tectonic History
Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2006
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An excellent introduction to the geology of the American Southwest, including most of the Colorado Plateau in Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona, as well as parts of California (in particular Death Valley), Nevada, and Texas. All chapters devote considerable space to a discussion of the plate tectonic settings and paleogeography of the geologic period under consideration. The tectonic settings and processes are of central importance in understanding the amazing and extensive rock record being described. This book contains a host of useful maps, stratigraphic and correlative diagrams, and crisp images of many rock formations discussed in the text. For example, a figure on page 170 I found particularly useful displays a cross section of the famous Jurassic sedimentary rocks spanning the Arizona-Utah border (which is equally applicable to southwestern and far western Colorado), showing schematically but clearly the complex horizontal and vertical relationships, including unconformities, of the major Jurassic rock units present in what can be at times a confusing area of geological terrain. The geology of many of the National Parks and Monuments in the American Southwest, particularly Grand Canyon National Park, is interwoven very nicely with the overall theme and level of the book. All in all, a very useful reference covering 2 billion years of Earth history in this part of the United States, particularly appropriate for undergraduates and graduate students studying geology and the Earth sciences. An extensive bibliography, cited frequently in the text, provides many points of introduction to the supporting literature, and opportunities for further exploration. Undergraduates who plan on participating in a geology field camp in the American Southwest will no doubt benefit by reading this book before their departure.
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AJ
4.0 out of 5 stars Great book, very technical
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2014
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this is a good reference read. it is above me at this point. I find reading simple geology books chapters and then going back and comparing to this one. This helps me as a non geologist begin to understand it.
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Bill C
5.0 out of 5 stars Geology of the American Southwest
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2011
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A bit on the too technical side for light reading.
I was looking for a book that would help me identify and understand the mysterious topography that I can see when flying over much of the Southwest. This book will most certainly help but, it will take me some time to fully digest it's contents. As the author points out in early in the book, this book is meant more as a college text book rather than something for the casual reader. In this respect it probably accomplishes it's mission.
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Andrew Wilson
2.0 out of 5 stars Geology of Arizona, New Mexico and north-central Mexico
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2009
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This is book for a geologist, not a beginner. As professional scientist I found it very interesting but struggled with the geology verbiage and endless names of different formations. If you know the subject well already you will gain insight through the concentration on plate tectonics, the reason I chose the book. But, it soon gets you buried in the lingo of geologists of these areas and it is easy to lose track of what has been covered. The author covers a vast range of time, from 4 billion years ago to the present and, using plate tectonics as the background you gain some insight into how the area came to be. The main problem for me, as a non-specialist, is that I got buried in the detail and in the stilted text so beloved of authors on similar subjects.
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TonyP
1.0 out of 5 stars Never got it
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2010
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On 16 Aug 2010, I received an email notification from Amazon that the supplier shipped my order and how it was coming. On 18 Aug 2010, I received another email notification from Amazon saying the product was out of stock and couldn't be found anywhere, at which time Amazon refunded the purchase price.

Don't have any idea if the book is any good. I responded to the review because I thought it was interesting that Amazon believes they sent the book.

If anyone reading this review can tell me where I can find the book, I'd appreciate that.
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J. K. Giddens
5.0 out of 5 stars Good starting point.
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2013
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Probably the best text I've come across about such regional level geology, written at a high level undergrad level. Highly recommended.
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Penny Sparks
5.0 out of 5 stars positive reciew of SW geology
Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2007
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I have been looking for this kind of book for years and this hit it right on the spot. The condition and price were also spot on. thanks
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old hickory
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2017
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Good introduction but relatively narrow focus.
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