The Great Basin seafloor : exploring the ancient oceans of the desert West /
Applying the fundamental principles of geology to the rocks of the Great Basin, we now have indisputable evidence that the region, however lofty and dry it may appear today, lay almost continuously beneath the waters of vanished oceans for more than 400 million years. The bed of this ancient ocean,...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Salt Lake City :
University of Utah Press,
[2022].
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| Summary: | Applying the fundamental principles of geology to the rocks of the Great Basin, we now have indisputable evidence that the region, however lofty and dry it may appear today, lay almost continuously beneath the waters of vanished oceans for more than 400 million years. The bed of this ancient ocean, where enormous amounts of mud, muck and sand accumulated during the immense period of inundation, is the subject of this book. It is the Sagebrush Seafloor. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 213 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-206) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781647690496 1647690498 |