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Geology Fieldnotes: Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
http://www.nature.nps.gov/geology/parks/care/index.cfm
From DLESE Community Collection (DCC)
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This Capitol Reef National Park site contains park geology information, park maps, photographs, visitor information, and a teacher feature (resources for teaching geology with National Park examples). Geologic data includes descriptions of the Waterpocket Fold, a monocline formed in the Laramide Orogeny and made of sedimentary rock. Also covered is erosion, and details about the Cathedral Valley outcrop of gypsum. This formation is Permian to Cretaceous in age (270-80 million years old).
Intended for grade levels:
  • College (13-14)
  • College (15-16)
  • General public
Type of resource:
  • For the classroom:
    • Lesson plan
  • Visual:
    • Photograph
  • Text:
    • Ref. material
Subject:
  • Geological Sciences:
    • Geologic time
    • Geology
    • Mineralogy or petrology
    • Structural geology
Technical requirements:
Adobe Acrobat Reader needed for theTeacher Feature section (field trip guide) only.
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
Information presented on this web-site, unless otherwise indicated, is considered in the public domain. It may be distributed or copied as is permitted by the law. Not all information on this web-site has been created or is owned by the NPS. If you wish to use any non-NPS material, you must seek permission directly from the owning (or holding) sources. Teacher feature copyright 1999 by author
DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-001-236
Related resources:
This resource is referenced by 'Tour of Park Geology: Mountain Building'
http://www.nature.nps.gov/geology/tour/mountain.cfm
This resource is referenced by 'Tour of Park Geology: Colorado Plateau'
http://www.nature.nps.gov/geology/tour/cplateau.cfm
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: National Park Service; Geologic Resources Division


Contributor: Prof Annabelle Foos
University of Akron Geology Department