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Death Valley National Park: a field tour
through geological time
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Death Valley National Park belongs to the Basin and Range
Province in east central California. The National Park was
subjected to many structural folding and faulting events from
the Precambrian through Cenozoic Erathems. Stratigraphic
sequences range from Cambrian through Recent Periods
displayed in the many canyons throughout the park. Most
notably Titus Canyon, Mosaic Canyon, Golden Canyon, and a
few others are presented. Recent structural geological and
geophysical properties are included along with many photos
presenting the more interesting aspects of the park.Chapter 1
presents the geological setting of the park. Chapter 2 presents
a geologic tour of Death Valley National Park beginning with
Precambrian through Cenozoic aged structures. Chapter 3
provides the stratigraphy of the park presented through
discussions of Titus Canyon and its formations including the
mega-breccia deposit. Chapter 4 presents scenic features of
the Holocene and Recent times. Chapter 5 presents Recent
structural geology including geophysical features of the valley
fill. The structural features portion of the chapter features
Pleistocene through Precambrian and Paleozoic features in
reverse order from youngest to oldest. em em
Death Valley National Park belongs to the Basin and Range
Province in east central California. The National Park was
subjected to many structural folding and faulting events from
the Precambrian through Cenozoic Erathems. Stratigraphic

sequences range from Cambrian through Recent Periods
displayed in the many canyons throughout the park. Most
notably Titus Canyon, Mosaic Canyon, Golden Canyon, and a
few others are presented. Recent structural geological and
geophysical properties are included along with many photos
presenting the more interesting aspects of the park.Chapter 1
presents the geological setting of the park. Chapter 2 presents
a geologic tour of Death Valley National Park beginning with
Precambrian through Cenozoic aged structures. Chapter 3
provides the stratigraphy of the park presented through
discussions of Titus Canyon and its formations including the
mega-breccia deposit. Chapter 4 presents scenic features of
the Holocene and Recent times. Chapter 5 presents Recent
structural geology including geophysical features of the valley
fill. The structural features portion of the chapter features
Pleistocene through Precambrian and Paleozoic features in
reverse order from youngest to oldest. em em