Contents

INTRODUCTION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

PARK HISTORY

REGIONAL SETTING

THE GEOLOGIC STORY THE CANYON'S ROCKS AND MINERALS

HOW THE CANYON WAS CARVED

WHAT TO DO AND SEE AT PALO DURO CANYON STATE PARK

PANHANDLE-PLAINS HISTORICAL MUSEUM

SELECTED REFERENCES [2]

GLOSSARY

Index

Footnotes

Transcriber's Notes

BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY
The University of Texas at Austin
Peter T. Flawn, Director

Guidebook 8

The Geologic Story of Palo Duro Canyon

By
William H. Matthews III

August 1969
Second Printing
August 1983