An asterisk(*) indicates a 5717 topic
5717 students must choose either 1 5717 topic and 2 4717 topics, or 2 5717 topics
4717 students must choose 2 topics.
Topics are in approximate order along the trip
Topics and presenters
Topic |
Presenter |
Eocene erosion surface, southern Front Range |
Pilar Rojas Linero |
Neogene tectonics, San Luis Valley |
Tarka Wilcox |
San Juan volcanic field |
Monica Guerra |
San Juan Basin |
Monica Guerra |
Hogsback monocline, NW New Mexico |
Tarka Wilcox |
Pennsylvanian-Permian stratigraphy, Four Corners area |
Randy Caber |
Bidahochi Formation (middle T Colorado Plateau) |
Greg Diefenbach |
Chinle Frm (+Triassic stratigraphy) |
Randy Caber |
Meteor Crater |
Emery Mueller |
San Francisco volcanic field |
Farin Wilson |
Bouse Formation (lower Colorado integration) |
Scott McCoy |
*Extensional accommodation zones, lower Colorado River area |
Tarka Wilcox |
Eastern California Shear Zone |
Tim O’Neill |
Garlock Fault |
Pilar Rojas Linero |
Ricardo (El Paso) Basin (Redrock Canyon) |
Dan Lopez |
Garlock Formation (or Series) |
Chris Perez |
*Geology of Panamint Range |
Scott McCoy |
Amargosa chaos |
Dan Lopez |
*Death Valley "Turtlebacks" |
Monica Guerra |
Death Valley/Furnace Creek Fault |
Farin Wilson |
Landslide deposits, Horse Spring Frm, Frenchman Mtn area |
Chris Perez |
South Virgin Mountains structural geology |
Tim O’Neill |
*Colorado Plateau-Basin and Range transition, Utah |
Pilar Rojas Linero |
Creation of Grand Canyon (the hole, not the walls) |
Emery Mueller |
Sevier Fault |
Scott McCoy |
Salt tectonics near Glenwood Springs, CO |
Greg Diefenbach |
Some general references:
J. P. Jenney and S. J. Reynolds, (editors), Geological Evolution of Arizona, Ariz. Geol. Soc. Digest, 17, Arizona Geol. Soc., 1989.
L. F. Hintze, Geologic History of Utah, Spec. Publ. 7 , Brigham Young Univ. Geol. Studies, 1988.
B. Wernicke (ed.), Basin and Range Extensional Tectonics near the Latitude of Las Vegas, Nevada, Geol. Soc. Am. Memoir, 176, 1990.
J. H. Stewart, Geology of Nevada, Nevada Bir. Mines Geol. Spec. Publ., 4, 1980.
Mack, G. H., and K. A. Giles (editors), The Geology of New Mexico: A Geologic History, New Mexico Geol. Soc. Spec. Publ., 11, 474 pp., 2004.
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