Geology of Big Bend Ranch State Park, Texas by Christopher D. Henry. This richly illustrated full-color guidebook and accompanying plate depict the long diverse and dynamic geologic history of Big Bend Ranch State Park. In it the author demonstrates how geology has influenced the park's landscape water habitat and other features. This park, the largest in the Texas State Parks System lies in the rugged Big Bend region of West Texas. Its primary attraction is the scenery: the mountains, canyons, plateaus, river, and waterfalls. Every aspect of the natural landscape results from geologic processes of rock formation and erosion such as mountain-building volcanism and faulting. To aid the reader having little knowledge of geology the guidebook also provides a complete glossary of geologic terms. Visitors to the park and general readers interested in Texas geology will find this guidebook to be a valued companion when exploring the varied West Texas landscape.
Texas Bureau of Economic Geology, 1998. 8.5" x 11" paperback, 72 pages.
