Exploration of Rock Creek Park-North Washington, D. C. , July 17 1989 |
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| Author:
| O'Connor, James V. |
| Series title: | Field Trip Guidebooks Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-118-66751-4 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2013 |
| Publisher: | American Geophysical Union
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| Book Format: | Digital online |
| List Price: | USD $16.95 |
Book Description:
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Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Field Trip Guidebooks Series, Volume 209. Rock Creek Park is a special place for studying geology. Founded as the city park in 1890, Rock Creek Park serves as an oasis in the urban environment. Rock Creek Valley is a steep craggy Piedmont eroded zone where one can observe the bedrock, follow the evolution of the Fall Zone,and measure the topographically isolated Coastal Plain gravels. Figure 1 is the map of the...
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Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Field Trip Guidebooks Series, Volume 209.
Rock Creek Park is a special place for studying geology. Founded as the city park in 1890, Rock Creek Park serves as an oasis in the urban environment. Rock Creek Valley is a steep craggy Piedmont eroded zone where one can observe the bedrock, follow the evolution of the Fall Zone,and measure the topographically isolated Coastal Plain gravels. Figure 1 is the map of the stops to observe the general geology.