J. David Rogers'
Grand Canyon Research


This is an idealized geologic cross section I prepared for my Grand Canyon field courses at Berkeley.  It illustrates the various units and structures exposed throughout the Canyon’s 280 mile length.


RAPIDS




SURPRISE VALLEY LANDSLIDES




TRAVERTINE AND PLEISTOCENE LAKES




VERMILLION CLIFFS




RIVER ANTICLINES



EVIDENCE OF CATASTROHPIC EROSIONAL EVENTS IN THE
GRAND CANYON OF THE COLORADO RIVER, ARIZONA
-Paper written by J. David Rogers and Marvin Pyles for the
Second Conference On Scientific Research In The National Parks
26-30 November 1979, San Francisco, California

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