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Title: Geological Treasures of Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area and Spring Mountain Ranch State Park, with a Chapter on Archaeology
Author: Marvin (Nick) Saines, Ph.D.; illustrations by Tony Ortiz
Year: 2022
Format: paperback, 157 pages
"This book was written for visitors to Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area (RRCNCA) and Spring Mountain Ranch State Park, located less than 20 miles west of Las Vegas, Nevada. Geographically and geologically, Spring Mountain Ranch, and Bonnie Springs development (The Reserve at Red Rock Canyon), are part of Red Rock Canyon. The RRCNCA extends from south of Route 160 north to the vicinity of Kyle Canyon and covers almost 200,000 acres. Spring Mountain Ranch covers 528 acres and is located north of Route 160 and south of the Scenic Drive.
This book is about the geological features in the southern portion of Red Rock Canyon from the vicinity of Route 160 to Brownstone Canyon (Figure 1). This is the area frequented by visitors, hikers, bikers, and horseback riders. When the general geology of Red Rock Canyon is discussed, it includes Spring Mountain Ranch, which has the same rock strata. Site specific places in Spring Mountain Ranch are noted, all other locations are in the National Conservation Area (NCA).
New discoveries discussed in this book include Triassic channels cut into the Permian limestone, dinosaur footprints in the Jurassic sandstone, vertebrate fossils in the Triassic Chinle Formation, the siliceous layer and the carbonate cap in the upper Kayenta Formation, the relationship of Precariously Balanced Rocks to seismic activity in Red Rock Canyon, and the natural dam in Juniper Canyon."
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