Anatomy of the Grand Canyon : Panoramas of the Canyon's Geology

by Hamblin, W. Kenneth; Black, Bronze

• ISBN13: 9781934656013
• ISBN10: 1934656011
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-09-15
• Publisher: Grand Canyon Assn

Summary

The experience of seeing the Grand Canyon is difficult to describe but impossible to forget. Some people are content to see the massive chasm from a viewpoint along the rim; others want to see it from end to end and understand the natural processes that shaped this one-of-a-kind spectacle. It is for the latter that this book has been prepared. Anatomy of the Grand Canyon is not a geology textbook encumbered with language unintelligible to the average reader. Rather, it is a visual tour from the canyon’s rims, the Colorado River, and the air; from the beginning of the Grand Canyon at Lees Ferry, to its conclusion 277 miles downstream at the Grand Wash Cliffs. Though the panoramic photographs are magnificent, their higher purpose is to show important geologic information. Supported by text, diagrams, and maps that are easy to understand, these photographs tell an amazing story. Author-photographer W. Kenneth Hamblin has packed a lifetime of geologic study into a volume that is at once inspiring and instructive, and has given the reader access to the Grand Canyon’s most intriguing secrets. For them, the thrill of discovery awaits.

Author Biography

W. Kenneth Hamblin has taught at the University of Kansas, the University of Georgia, and Brigham Young University.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 5
About the Photographs	p. 8
Photograph Index Map	p. 10
The Grand Canyon: An Overview	p. 12
Colorado Plateau and Arizona Maps	p. 14
Grand Canyon Overview and Map	p. 16
The Language of Geology	p. 18
The Sequence of Rocks	p. 20
Geologic Map of the Grand Canyon	p. 22
Lateral Variations in Rock Formations	p. 24
Major Geologic Sections	p. 26
Structure of Grand Canyon Rocks	p. 30
Evolution of Tributary Canyons	p. 32
Erosion of the Grand Canyon	p. 34
Profiles of Ancient Grand Canyons	p. 36
Important Canyon Features	p. 38
Grand Canyon East	p. 40
Marble Platform	p. 42
Lees Ferry	p. 44
Vaseys Paradise	p. 46
Caves in the Redwall Limestone	p. 48
East Kaibab Monocline	p. 50
Inside the Monocline	p. 52
Point Imperial	p. 54
Walhalla Plateau	p. 56
Cape Royal	p. 58
Palisades of the Desert	p. 60
Butte Fault	p. 62
PreCambrian Basalts	p. 64
Ochoa Point	p. 66
Grand Canyon Central	p. 68
Navajo Point	p. 70
Lipan Point I	p. 72
Lipan Point II	p. 74
Grandview Point	p. 76
Yaki Point	p. 78
Yavapai Point I	p. 80
Yavapai Point II	p. 82
Upper Granite Gorge	p. 84
Faults and Dikes	p. 86
Maricopa Point I	p. 88
Maricopa Point II	p. 90
Hopi Point	p. 92
The Scalloped South Rim	p. 94
Shinumo Amphitheater	p. 96
Middle Granite Gorge	p. 98
Grand Canyon West	p. 100
The Esplanade	p. 102
Kanab Point	p. 104
Inner Gorge	p. 106
Mount Sinyella	p. 108
Volcanoes of the North Rim	p. 110
Lava Dams	p. 112
Beneath Vulcans Throne	p. 114
Remnants of Lava Dams	p. 116
High Level Remnants of Dams	p. 118
Ancient Lakes in Grand Canyon	p. 120
Lake Deposits in Havasu Canyon	p. 122
Below Whitmore Wash	p. 124
Hurricane Fault Zone	p. 126
Peach Springs Canyon	p. 128
Shivwits Plateau	p. 130
Sanup Plateau	p. 132
Grand Canyon West	p. 134
Grand Wash Cliffs	p. 136
End of the Grand Canyon	p. 138
Suggested Reading	p. 140
Glossary	p. 141
Index	p. 143
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