Centennial Field Guide Volume 2: Rocky Mountain Section of the Geological Society of America
Stanley S. Beus 1987 Geological Society of America v2

This volume is a collection of field guides to 100 sites of geological interest within the intermountain states of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico as well as the northern third of Arizona, the Dakotas, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. The topical distribution of sites is balanced and covers a wide spectrum of features. Each site description includes an index map of the locality, access information, significance of the site, a description of features to be observed, and a brief list of the most relevant references.

ISBN 081375402X
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This resource is referenced here:

• Integrating Research and Education:Montana Geoheritage Project:Montana-Yellowstone Geologic Field Guide Database:MT Field Guides: Rhyolite-basalt volcanism of the Yellowstone Plateau and hydrothermal activity of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
• Integrating Research and Education:Montana Geoheritage Project:Montana-Yellowstone Geologic Field Guide Database:MT Field Guides: Geology and Evolution of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
• Integrating Research and Education:Montana Geoheritage Project:Montana-Yellowstone Geologic Field Guide Database:MT Field Guides: Heart Mountain Detachment Fault and Clastic Dikes of Fault Breccia, and Heart Mountain Break-Away Fault, Wyoming and Montana
• Integrating Research and Education:Montana Geoheritage Project:Montana-Yellowstone Geologic Field Guide Database:MT Field Guides: The Hebgen Lake Earthquake Area, Montana and Wyoming
• Integrating Research and Education:Montana Geoheritage Project:Montana-Yellowstone Geologic Field Guide Database:MT Field Guides: Stratigraphy and sedimentology of the Paleocene Fort Union Formation along the Powder River, Montana and Wyoming
• Integrating Research and Education:Montana Geoheritage Project:Montana-Yellowstone Geologic Field Guide Database:MT Field Guides: Depositional Surfaces in the Eagle Sandstone at Billings, Montana
• Integrating Research and Education:Montana Geoheritage Project:Montana-Yellowstone Geologic Field Guide Database:MT Field Guides: A Study in Contrasts: Archean and Quaternary Geology of the Beartooth Highway, Montana and Wyoming
• Integrating Research and Education:Montana Geoheritage Project:Montana-Yellowstone Geologic Field Guide Database:MT Field Guides: The Stillwater Complex, Southern Montana; A Layered Mafic Intrusion
• Integrating Research and Education:Montana Geoheritage Project:Montana-Yellowstone Geologic Field Guide Database:MT Field Guides: Geology of the Butte Mining District, Montana
• Integrating Research and Education:Montana Geoheritage Project:Montana-Yellowstone Geologic Field Guide Database:MT Field Guides: Upper Cretaceous-Paleocene Sequence, Bug Creek Area, Northeastern Montana
• Integrating Research and Education:Montana Geoheritage Project:Montana-Yellowstone Geologic Field Guide Database:MT Field Guides: Structural Geology of the Sawtooth Range at Sun River Canyon, Montana Disturbed Belt, Montana
• Integrating Research and Education:Montana Geoheritage Project:Montana-Yellowstone Geologic Field Guide Database:MT Field Guides: Multiple Catastrophic Drainage of Glacial Lake Missoula, Montana

Subject: Geoscience:Geology, Education:Assessment
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Activities:Classroom Activity:Jigsaw, Scientific Resources:Collection, Audio/Visual:Maps, Scientific Resources:Bibliography, Activities:Field Activity:Field trip , Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Pedagogic Resources:Overview/Summary, Scientific Resources:Research Results, Journal Article
Special Interest: Field-Based Teaching and Learning
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)