Part 8
M magma 60 magnetite 52 marine sedimentary rocks 21 metamorphic rocks 53 muscovite 55
N normal fault 39 nunatak 111
O obsidian 101 oreodonts 97 outwash 31 outwash plain 31 outwash terraces 34
P pegmatite 56 period 46 Pinedale Glaciation 109
Q quartzite 63
R reverse fault 39 rhyolite 100 rock glaciers 26
S schist 51 sedimentary rocks 45 series 47 serpentine 55 “soapstone” 55 Sundance Sea 79 systems 46
T talus 24 Targhee uplift 83 Teewinot Lake 92 terminal moraine 30 Tetons 8 Teton fault 37 thrust fault 39 timberline 15 titanothere 97 treeline 15 Triceratops 85 trilobites 70 tuff 92
W welded tuff 101
The GRAND TETON NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION
The Grand Teton Natural History Association assists the National Park Service in the development of a broad public understanding of the geology, plant and animal life, history, and related subjects pertaining to Grand Teton National Park. It aids in the development of museums and wayside exhibits, offers for sale publications on natural and human history, and cooperates with the Government in the interest of Grand Teton National Park.
_Mail orders_: For a publication list, write the Grand Teton Natural History Association, Moose, Wyoming 83012.
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[Illustration: GEOLOGIC MAP OF GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK]
[Illustration: EXPLANATION]
CENOZOIC QUATERNARY Sand, gravel, and talus _Includes glacial outwash and materials deposited by present streams_ Landslide deposits Moraine deposits of Pinedale glaciers Moraine deposits of Bull Lake and older glaciers TERTIARY Volcanic rocks _Lava flows and volcanic ash_ Conglomerate, sandstone, shale, claystone, marl, and pumice _Deposited on land or in shallow lakes_ MESOZOIC Conglomerate, sandstone, shale, and coal _Deposited on land_ Shale, sandstone, and limestone _Mostly deposited in shallow seas_ PALEOZOIC Limestone, shale, and sandstone _Deposited in shallow seas_ PRECAMBRIAN Diabase dikes Granite, gneiss, and schist Fault _Dashed where approximately located; dotted where concealed beneath unfaulted younger deposits. U is on the side that moved up; D, on the side that moved down_ Geologic contact
[Illustration: View southwest from Lake Solitude toward the Grand Teton (right), Mt. Owen, and Mt. Teewinot. _Wyoming Travel Commission photo by J. R. Simon._]
[Illustration: Grand Teton, Mt. Owen, and Mt. Teewinot from Jenny Lake Flat. _National Park Service photo by W. E. Dilley._]
Transcriber’s Notes
—Retained publication information from the printed edition: this eBook is public-domain in the country of publication.
—Corrected a few palpable typos.
—Re-arranged text in captions closer to the corresponding image.
—Expanded ambiguous references to illustrations, _e.g._ “Figure D” to “Figure 16D”
—Added one section heading, “The First Big Lake” to match the table of contents.
—Included a transcription of the text within some images, with estimated scale readings from charts.
—In the text versions only, text in italics is delimited by _underscores_.