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USGS FLAMING GORGE of UTAH COLORADO WYOMING Uinta Mountains with Maps STAUROLITE
USGS FLAMING GORGE of UTAH COLORADO WYOMING Uinta Mountains with Maps STAUROLITE
USGS FLAMING GORGE of UTAH COLORADO WYOMING Uinta Mountains with Maps STAUROLITE
USGS FLAMING GORGE of UTAH COLORADO WYOMING Uinta Mountains with Maps STAUROLITE
USGS FLAMING GORGE of UTAH COLORADO WYOMING Uinta Mountains with Maps STAUROLITE
USGS FLAMING GORGE of UTAH COLORADO WYOMING Uinta Mountains with Maps STAUROLITE
USGS FLAMING GORGE of UTAH COLORADO WYOMING Uinta Mountains with Maps STAUROLITE
USGS FLAMING GORGE of UTAH COLORADO WYOMING Uinta Mountains with Maps STAUROLITE
USGS FLAMING GORGE of UTAH COLORADO WYOMING Uinta Mountains with Maps STAUROLITE
USGS FLAMING GORGE of UTAH COLORADO WYOMING Uinta Mountains with Maps STAUROLITE
USGS FLAMING GORGE of UTAH COLORADO WYOMING Uinta Mountains with Maps STAUROLITE

USGS FLAMING GORGE of UTAH COLORADO WYOMING Uinta Mountains with Maps STAUROLITE

$ 11.61

Availability: 31 in stock
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Condition: Light general wear. Name written on cover. Light corner bumping. No marks in text. Binding is tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Pocket maps: All maps are present and good condition. A very good example of this old report. Note that photos showing pages of the text are from a hard cover copy I had some time back, but the pages in this are just as good.

    Description

    SCARCE ITEM!!   VINTAGE 1965!!   ONLY ONE AVAILABLE!!
    This is USGS Professional Paper 490,
    Geology of the Flaming Gorge Area, Utah-Colorado-Wyoming.
    Published in 1965, this is a scarce and interesting work. This nice item consists of the 196-page
    book
    and all
    three of the pocket plates,
    plus many photos of geologic features. One of the plates is a large full color geology map of the region over four feet wide. There is also a nice shaded relief map and  stratigraphic correlation diagram.
    This area is loved for its amazing scenery along the Green river. The area is renowned for the varied geology and scenery with cliffs, mountains, gorges and plains all juxtaposed. Major Powell made one of the early explorations of the area.
    All the rock units are described and they range from Precambrian to Recent. The earliest rocks are the Red Cliff quartzite which has been folded, faulted, and intruded by various igneous rocks. It contains schist and amphibolite as well as other rock types. Younger rocks consists of sequences of varying age and composition, mostly sedimentary. The area is at the NE corner of Utah with a bit in Colorado and a sliver in Wyoming. There is an area where a few pegmatites contain
    tourmaline
    , apatite and a little beryl
    . There is also mention of some
    petrified wood
    .
    Garnet, staurolite, and kyanite
    occur in another area. There is a photo of the staurolite rock that shows some pretty nice crystals. There's something for everyone!
    This is a great book to tell you all about the whole area.
    Shipping weight is two pounds. Expert packing assured. The recent increase in postage rates was pretty big. As a result, Media Mail is now my default shipping method to keep shipping afford
    able.
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