Adele’s Aerie

Archive for June, 2007

Friday, June 1st, 2007

Geology Underfoot in Death Valley and Owens Valley by Robert P. Sharp and Allen F. Glazner
Death Valley National Park official site
Death Valley National Park: Resources & Nearby Attractions (DesertUSA)
The Dancing Rocks of Death Valley
- Smithsonian Magazine’s 1999 article
- The Mystery of the Rocks on the Racetrack at Death Valley by Lena Fletcher and Anne Nester
- Fletcher, Lena and Nester, Anne, The Mystery of the Rocks on the Racetrack at Death Valley, Smith College geology paper, 1997.
- Messina, P., Stoffer, P., and Clarke, K. C. “Mapping Death Valley’s Wandering Rocks.” GPS World April, 1997: p. 34-44
- Reid, J.B., Jr., Bucklin, E.P., Copenagle, L., Kidder, J., Pack, S. M., Polissar, P.J., and Williams, M. L., 1995, Sliding rocks at the Racetrack, Death Valley:What makes them move?: Geology, v. 23, p. 819-822
- Sharp, R.P., and Carey, D.L., 1976, Sliding Stones, Racetrack Playa, California: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 87, p. 1704-1717
- Sharp, R.P., Carey, D. L., Reid, J.B., Jr., Polissar, P.J., and Williams, M.L., 1996, Sliding rocks at the Racetrack, Death Valley: What makes them move?; Discussion and Reply: Geology, v. 25, p. 766-767
- Stanley, G. M., 1955, Origin of playa stone tracks, Racetrack Playa, Inyo County, California: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 66, p. 1329-1350.