Reconnaissance geology between Lake Mead and Davis Dam, Arizona-Nevada / by Chester R. Longwell.
| Author/creator | Longwell, Chester R. |
| Other author | United States. Department of the Interior. |
| Other author | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Washington : U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1963. |
| Description | iv, 51 pages : illustrations, maps (1 folded color in pocket) ; 29 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo87147 |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Title from map: Geologic map and sections of area along Colorado River between Lake Mead and Davis Dam, Arizona and Nevada |
| Series | Geological survey professional paper ; 374-E Shorter contributions to general geology ; 1960 Shorter contributions to general geology ; 1960. ^A20586 Geological Survey professional paper ; no. 374-E. ^A16492 |
| Contents | Abstract -- Introduction -- Purpose and method of present study -- Acknowledgments -- Climate and vegetation -- Surface features -- Earlier work in the area -- Geology of the area -- General statement -- Precambrian rocks -- Sedimentary rocks -- Formations northwest of Lake Mead -- Pliocene basin deposit -- Muddy Creek formation -- Landslide breccia -- Older alluvium -- Chemehuevi formation -- Younger alluvium -- Cretaceous and Cenozoic igneous rocks -- Intrusive bodies -- Large plutons -- Dikes, sills, and plugs -- Volcanic rocks -- Patsy Mine volcanics -- Golden Door volcanics -- Mount Davis volcanics -- Volcanic rocks of Muddy Creek formation -- Comparison with adjacent areas -- Pleistocene igneous rocks -- Structure -- Structure of Black Mountains -- Section along Boulder Canyon -- Structure near Fortification Hill -- Faulted western border -- Structure north and west of Boulder Basin -- Structure west of Black Mountains -- Boulder Basin to Eldorado Wash -- Northern Eldorado Mountains block -- Nelson block -- Eldorado Wash to Newberry Mountains -- Structure east of Newberry Mountains -- Dating of faults -- Mineral deposits -- Geologic history of the area -- Paleozoic era -- Mesozoic era -- Cenozoic era -- References -- Index. |
| Abstract | "Bedrock and structural features in a belt along the Colorado River." |
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| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 46-47) and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Longwell, Chester R. (Chester Ray), 1887-1975. Reconnaissance geology between Lake Mead and Davis Dam, Arizona-Nevada. Washington : U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1963 |
| Genre/form | Government publications. |
| Govt. docs number | I 19.16:374-E |