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Geology Fieldnotes: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
http://www.nature.nps.gov/geology/parks/grte/index.cfm
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This National Park Service resource includes information about geology, park maps, visitor information, photographs, and links to other sites about this park. Geologic information spans the entire history of the park, beginning 2.5 billion years ago (Precambrian) to the present. Details about the different rock types and their formation, mountain building through plate tectonics and the Laramide Orogeny, formation of valleys and canyons, volcanism in the area, and erosion by glaciers are all covered.
Intended for grade levels:
  • General public
Type of resource:
  • Visual:
    • Map
    • Photograph
  • Text:
    • Ref. material
Subject:
  • Geological Sciences:
    • Geologic time
    • Geology
    • Mineralogy or petrology
    • Structural geology
Technical requirements:
No specific technical requirements, just a browser required
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.
DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-001-237
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: Oldest Rocks'
http://www.nature.nps.gov/geology/tour/oldest.cfm
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: National Park Service; Geologic Resources Division