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Informationen zum Autor T. Scott Bryan received a BS in geology at San Diego State University (1972) and a MS in geology at the University of Montana (1974). He worked for the National Park Service as a mining geologist in Death Valley National Monument and also held positions with Glacier National Park, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Los Angeles Field Office, and Yellowstone National Park. He is the author of The Geysers of Yellowstone and The Explorer?s Guide to Death Valley National Park, both published by the University Press of Colorado, and Geysers: What They Are and How They Work, published by Mountain Press Publishing Company. Klappentext Arizona Rocks! tells the stories of 44 of the best geologic sites in the state. Not only will you learn about well-known places, such as Barringer Meteorite Crater and Petrified Forest National Park, you?ll also discover lesser-known sites, including Hopi Buttes, which formed from steam-driven explosions; Peridot Mesa, where gemstones from the Earth?s interior are found; and Montezuma Well, a limestone sinkhole with a perennial supply of water.
