Report on the geology of the Henry MountainsGilbert, Grove Karl
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Report on the geology of the Henry Mountains
Gilbert, Grove Karl
Geology -- Utah -- Henry Mountains; Intrusions (Geology) -- Utah -- Henry Mountains
Mount Ellen, Character of sculpture of, 118
, Drainage of, 148
, Structure of, 38
, Topography of, 3
, Vegetation of, 118
Ellsworth, Character of sculpture of, 25, 118
, Drainage of, 145
, Stereogram of, 23, 95
, Structure of, 22
, Topography of, 3
, Vegetation of, 118
Hillers, Character of sculpture of, 119
, Drainage of, 147
, Structure of, 30
, Topography of, 3
, Vegetation of, 118
Holmes, Character of sculpture of, 118
, Drainage of, 146
, Structure of, 27
, Topography of, 3
Mount Holmes, Vegetation of, 118
Pennell, Character of sculpture of, 119
, Drainage of, 148
, Structure of, 35
, Topography of, 3
, Vegetation of, 118
Mount Taylor, 71
Mud-cracks, Fossil, 9
Navajo Mountain, 69, 152
Newberry, Dr. J. S., on the Sierra Abajo, 67
La Sal, 68
laccolite, 41
Oblique lamination, Inclination of, 7
Peale, Dr. A. C., on igneous mountains of Colorado, 69
on the Elk Mountains, 70
Peale laccolite, 47
Pennell, Mount (see Mount Pennell).
Pennellen Pass, 3
Pine Alcove Creek, Former course of, 130
Planation, 126, 139
, Hills of, 130
Plasticity of solids, 82, 83, 97
Plateaus enumerated, 13
Precipitation from running water, 111
Pressure a condition for rock flexure, 81, 83, 96
Prismatic structure, Absence of, 55, 76
defined, 55
Ponding, 125, 139
Porphyritic trachyte, 60, 64
Porphyry; use of term discussed, 63
Powell, Prof. J. W., on the climate of the Colorado Basin, 120
Pulpit arch, 33, 147
Rankine on flexure of beams, 90
Red Gate flexure, 13
, Flood-plains of, 131
, The, 16
Revet-crags defined, 25
of Mount Hillers, 31
of Mount Holmes, 29
of Mount Pennell, 37
Ripple-marks, Fossil, 16
River terraces produced by planation, 132
Rivers, Ancient, no greater than modern, 133
Rock texture, Influence of, on sculpture, 115, 135, 140
, General influence of, on erosion, 103
Rocks of the Henry Mountains, Intrusive, 59, 61
, Sedimentary, 3
Rotation of the earth, 142
Route to the Henry Mountains, 14
San Rafael fold, 16, 18
Scrope laccolite, 47
Sculpture, Alpine, 36, 38
influenced by climate, 117
distribution of divides, 116
rock structure, 115, 135, 140
Sculpture of bad-lands, 120
of Mount Ellsworth, 25
, Principles of, 99, 115
Sentinel Butte, 38
Sheets and dikes defined, 20
of Mount Ellsworth, 24
of Mount Holmes, 28
, Relation of, to strains, 96
Shin-ar’-ump Group, 6
Shoulder laccolite, 42
Sierra Abajo, 67, 69, 152
Carriso, 79, 152
La Lata, 68, 69, 152
La Sal, 68, 69, 152
Solidity of rocks not absolute, 82, 83, 97
Specific gravities (see Densities).
Specimens of Henry Mountain trachyte, 60
Springs; relation to soft strata explained, 82
Stability of divides, 138
of drainage lines, 124
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