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Geologic Resources






For the more information about the geologic resources of the National Park Service, please visit http://www.nature.nps.gov/geology/.

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Tour of Park Geology

1922 Park Visitor showing off her park stickers A roadside exhibit (with Ranger and visitors) describing Triple Divide Peak in Glacier N.P. Visitors on bluff overlooking Rio Grande in Big Bend N.P.

Basin and Range
Basin and Range

 Caves
Caves		 Colorado Plateau
Colorado Plateau		 Fossils
Fossils		 Glaciers
Glaciers
Hot Springs
Hot Springs		 Human Use
Human Use

Mountain Building
Mountain Building

 Oldest Rocks
Oldest Rocks		 Plate Tectonics
Plate Tectonics
River Systems
River Systems		 Sand Dunes
Sand Dunes

Shoreline Geology
Shoreline Geology

 Native Soils
Soils		 Volcanoes
Volcanoes

 

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Last Updated: December 13, 2010