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This series of tracks looks at evidence of geological change in the field. Using examples in the UK and the USA they examine how geologists can map past activity from geological evidence. Material is taken from The Open University course S369 The geological record of environmental change.
Track 7: Utah: Book Cliffs
An introduction to the Bookcliffs of Utah and their importance in geology.
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Tracks in this podcast:
| Track | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glaciation: The Geology of Northern Scotland | An introduction to the geology of Northern Scotland. Play now Glaciation: The Geology of Northern Scotland |
| 2 | Glaciation: The Garvellachs | A field trip to the Garvellachs. Play now Glaciation: The Garvellachs |
| 3 | Glaciation: Examining sandstones | Two geologists examine sandstones that they have come across whilst exploring the rocks in Scotland. Play now Glaciation: Examining sandstones |
| 4 | Glaciation: Diamictites | An examination of diamantine and sandstone strata of the Garvellachs and how they make up the rock formation. Play now Glaciation: Diamictites |
| 5 | Glaciation: Limestones | A close look at the limestone rock in the Garvellachs. Play now Glaciation: Limestones |
| 6 | Glaciation: Snowball Earth? | Evidence for and against the snowball earth hypothesis. Play now Glaciation: Snowball Earth? |
| 7 | Utah: Book Cliffs | An introduction to the Bookcliffs of Utah and their importance in geology. Play now Utah: Book Cliffs |
| 8 | Utah: Cliffs near Helper | A look at the stratified sands that are found in hummocky beds in Gentile Wash in Utah. Play now Utah: Cliffs near Helper |
| 9 | Utah: Woodside Canyon | A look at the rocks and their formation in Woodside canyon in comparison to that of Gentile Wash. Play now Utah: Woodside Canyon |
| 10 | Utah: Spring Canyon- sediment partitioning | Investigating Spring Canyon sediment partitioning. Play now Utah: Spring Canyon- sediment partitioning |
| 11 | Utah: 'The Panther tongue' | The geology of the 'panther tongue' at Gentile wash in Utah and the similarities of river dominated Para sequence systems and wave dominated systems. Play now Utah: 'The Panther tongue' |
| 12 | Utah: Incision surfaces at Woodside Canyon | Incision surfaces at Woodside canyon. Play now Utah: Incision surfaces at Woodside Canyon |
| 13 | Utah: An incised valley at Tuscher Canyon | A look at an incised valley at Tuscher Valley. Focussing on erosion surfaces, sequence boundaries, incised valley fills and distributaries channels. Play now Utah: An incised valley at Tuscher Canyon |
| 14 | Utah: Explaining incision valleys | Explaining incision valleys. Play now Utah: Explaining incision valleys |
| 15 | Utah: Sediment transportation within incised valleys | Sediment transportation within incised valleys. Play now Utah: Sediment transportation within incised valleys |
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