101 American Geo-Sites You've Gotta See

This book describes 101 fantastic geological locations in the United States. Each location receives a two-page presentation with text, photos and a map. A great summary of America's best. There is at least one geo-site in each state. This paperback book has 243 pages. See table of contents below.

101 American Geo-Sites You've Gotta SeeTable of Contents
Foreword	ix
Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction	1
Relative Age Dating	1
Absolute Age Dating	4
Plate Tectonics Theory	5
A Short History of the Earth	11
Hadean Eon: 4,600-4,000 MYA	11
Archean Eon: 4,000-2,500 MYA	12
Proterozoic Eon: 2,500-542 MYA	12
Cambrian Period: 542-488 MYA	12
Ordovician Period: 488-443 MYA	13
Silurian Period: 443-416 MYA	13
Devonian Period: 416-359 MYA	14
Carboniferous Period: 359-299 MYA	14
Permian Period: 299-251 MYA	15
Triassic Period: 251-199 MYA	15
Jurassic Period: 199-145 MYA	15
Cretaceous Period: 145-65 MYA	16
Paleogene Period: 65-23 MYA	16
Neogene Period: 23-2.6 MYA	17
Quaternary Period: 2.6 MYA to Today	17
GEO-SITES	11
1. Wetumpka Crater, Alabama	20
2. Exit Glacier, Alaska	22
3. Antelope Canyon, Arizona	24
4. Meteor Crater, Arizona	26
5. Monument Valley, Arizona	28
6. Prairie Creek Pipe, Arkansas	30
7. Wallace Creek, California	32
8. Racetrack Playa, California	34
9. Devils Postpile, California	36
10. Rancho La Brea, California	38
11. El Capitan, California	40
12. Boulder Flatirons, Colorado	42
13. Interstate 70 Roadcut, Colorado	44
14. Florissant Fossil Beds, Colorado	46
15. Dinosaur Trackway, Connecticut	48
16. Wilmington Blue Rocks, Delaware	50
17. Devil's Millhopper, Florida	52
18. Stone Mountain, Georgia	54
19. Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii	56
20. Borah Peak, Idaho	58
21. Menan Buttes, Idaho	60
22. Great Rift, Idaho	62
23. Balmeyer Anticline, Illinois	64
24. Hanging Rock Klint, Indiana	66
25. Fort Dodge Gypsum, Iowa	68
26. Monument Rocks, Kansas	70
27. Ohio Black Shale, Kentucky	72
28. Mammoth Cave, Kentucky	74
29. Four Corners Roadcut, Kentucky	76
30. Avery Island, Louisiana	78
31. Schoodic Point, Maine	80
32. Calvert Cliffs, Maryland	82
33. Purgatory Chasm, Massachusetts	84
34. Nonesuch Potholes, Michigan	86
35. Quincy Mine, Michigan	88
36. Grand River Ledges, Michigan	90
37. Sioux Quartzite, Minnesota	92
38. Thomson Dikes, Minnesota	94
39. Soudan Mine, Minnesota	96
40. Petrified Forest, Mississippi	98
41. Elephant Rocks, Missouri	100
42. Grassy Mountain Nonconformity, Missouri	102
43. Chief Mountain, Montana	104
44. Madison Slide, Montana	106
45. Butte Pluton, Montana	108
46. Quad Creek Quartzite, Montana	110
47. Ashfall Fossil Beds, Nebraska	112
48. Scotts Bluff, Nebraska	114
49. Crow Creek Marlstone, Nebraska	116
50. Sand Mountain, Nevada	118
51. Great Unconformity, Nevada	120
52. Flume Gorge, New Hampshire	122
53. Palisades Sill, New Jersey	124
54. White Sands, New Mexico	126
55. Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico	128
56. Ship Rock, New Mexico	130
57. State Line Outcrop, New Mexico	132
58. American Falls, New york	134
59. Taconic Unconformity, New York	136
60. Giboa Forest, New York	138
61. Pilot Mountain, North Carolina	140
62. South Killdeer Mountain, North Dakota	142
63. Hueston Woods, Ohio	144
64. Big Rock, Ohio	146
65. Kelleys Island, Ohio	148
66. Interstate 35 Roadcut, Oklahoma	150
67. Mount Mazama, Oregon	152
68. Lava River Cave, Oregon	154
69. Drake's Folly, Pennsylvania	156
70. Hickory Run, Pennsylvania	158
71. Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania	160
72. Beavertail Point, Rhode Island	162
73. Crowburg Basin, South Carolina	164
74. Mount Rushmore, South Dakota	166
75. Mammoth Site, South Dakota	168
76. Pinnacles Overlook, South Dakota	170
77. Reelfoot Scarp, Tennessee	172
78. Enchanted Rock, Texas	174
79. Capitan Reef, Texas	176
80. Paluxy River Tracks, Texas	178
81. Upheaval Dome, Utah	180
82. Checkerboard Mesa, Utah	182
83. San Juan Goosenecks, Utah	184
84. Salina Canyon Unconformity, Utah	186
85. Bingham Stock, Utah	188
86. Whipstock Hill, Vermont	190
87. Great Falls, Virginia	192
88. Natural Bridge, Virginia	194
89. Millbrig Ashfall, Virginia	196
90. Catoctin Greenstone, Virginia	198
91. Mount St. Helens, Washington	200
92. Dry Falls, Washington	202
93. Seneca Rocks, West Virginia	204
94. Roche-A-Cri Mound, Wisconsin	206
95. Van Hise Rock, Wisconsin	208
96. Amnicon Falls, Wisconsin	210
97. Green River Wyoming	212
98. Devils Tower, Wyoming	214
99. Fossil Butte, Wyoming	216
100. Steamboat Geyser, Wyoming	218
101. Specimen Ridge, Wyoming	220
Glossary	223
References	229
Index	243