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Biostratigraphy and Faunas of the Permian Ishbel Group, Canadian Rocky Mountains

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24933
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1968
Author
Logan, Alan
McGugan, Alan
Publisher
Journal of Paleontology
Call Number
03.2 L78b PAM
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Author
Logan, Alan
McGugan, Alan
Responsibility
Alan Logan
Alan McGugan
Publisher
Journal of Paleontology
Published Date
1968
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Paleontology
Geology
Geology - Alberta - Mountain Park
Research
Abstract
Pertains to Permian Ishbel group in the Canadian Rocky Mountains and attempts to unite the understanding of scattered occurances of fauna within these fossil records.
Notes
In Journal of Paleontology Vol. 42, No. 5 (Sep., 1968), pp. 1123-1139
Call Number
03.2 L78b PAM
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Available online through JSTOR via subscription
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Castleguard Cave 2005 - first ascent of the 200-foot aven

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24963
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2006
Author
Vokac, Marek
Publisher
Oslo, Norway : Marek Vokac
Edition
1st
Call Number
03.2 V85c PAM
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Author
Vokac, Marek
Responsibility
Marek Vokac
Christian Rushfeldt
Bjorn Myrvold
Jorn Halvorsen
Edition
1st
Publisher
Oslo, Norway : Marek Vokac
Published Date
2006
Physical Description
127 p.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Caves
Castleguard Cave
Research
Exploration
Geography
Geology
Hydrology
Hydrology - Alberta
Abstract
Pertains to the 2005 first ascent into the Castleguard Cave near the Saskatchewan Glacier in Banff National Park by Marek Vokac, Christian Rushfeldt, Bjorn Myrvold and Jorn Halvorsen
Notes
Includes copy of report on CD
Accession Number
2019.97
Call Number
03.2 V85c PAM
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Additional information and maps
Websites
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Climate change and landscape in the Canadian Rocky Mountains

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25284
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2006
Author
Rutter, Nat
Coppold, Murray
Rokosh, Dean
Publisher
Field, B.C. : Burgess Shale Geoscience Foundation
Edition
Revised Second Edition
Call Number
03.2 R93c
03.2 R93c Reference copy
  1 website  
Author
Rutter, Nat
Coppold, Murray
Rokosh, Dean
Responsibility
The Burgess Shale Geoscience Foundation
Nat Rutter
Murray Coppold
Dean Rokosh
Edition
Revised Second Edition
Publisher
Field, B.C. : Burgess Shale Geoscience Foundation
Published Date
2006
Physical Description
137 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, portraits
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Glaciers
Climatology
Climate change
Environment
Environmental conservation
Geography
Geology
Abstract
Climate change is at the forefront of public consciousness today. Political initiatives to combat the social and economic effects of changing climate will affect the lives of everyone. Media reports often portray climate scenarios and the range of uncertainty accompanying predictions. How does a reader approach the science behind the headlines? The goal of this book is to explain climate change science by examining the recent Ice Age history so spectacularly exposed in the Canadian Rocky Mountains landscape. Local and global sources of paleoclimate information are combined with dating techniques to unravel the glacial history of the Rockies over the last 30,000 years. The illustrated road log guide can be used by the armchair reader or the traveller to visit the landscape features essential to the interpretation. The Burgess Shale Geoscience Foundation is a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to increasing public understanding of the geosciences. Its teaching themes demonstrate the use of physics, biology, chemistry and mathematics in solving science questions and problems. The diverse program includes public lectures, teacher workshops, school programs and guided hikes. The Foundation conducts educational hikes to the Burgess Shale soft-bodied fossil deposit and the Mt. Stephen trilobite beds, both UNESCO World Heritage sites in Yoho National Park. (From Good Reads)
Contents
Introduction -- Archives of Climate Change -- Dating the Archives -- Extracting Climate Information -- Interpreting the Last Ice Age -- Finding Climate Change in the Rockies -- Glaciation in the Banff-Jasper Area -- Road Log Guide to Landscape Features -- Short Term Climate Change -- Future Climate Change -- Rood Log Stop Coordinates.
Notes
Sponsored by the CSPG Foundation
ISBN
9780978013219
Accession Number
P2020.07
Call Number
03.2 R93c
03.2 R93c Reference copy
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Further research
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Medium
Library - Map
Publisher
Geological Survey
Call Number
C7
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Publisher
Geological Survey
Scale
1:126,720
NTS 82J West 1/2
Medium
Library - Map
Subjects
Kananaskis
Kananaskis Country
Kananaskis Lakes
Kananaskis Lakes 82 J - Alta.-B.C.
Geological Map
Geological Survey of Canada
Geology
Geology - Kananaskis Country - Kananaskis Lakes
Abstract
Pertains to the geological make up of the Kananaskis Lakes area - hand annotated NTS 82J West 1/2 map (copy)
Notes
Stamp reads: "This map has been reprinted from a scanned version of the original map"
Accession Number
2019.81
Call Number
C7
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Geologic Survey of Canada website
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"Nowt but a Fleein' Thing" : a history of climbing on Scafell

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2016
Author
Phizacklea, Al
Cocker, Mike
Publisher
Lancashire, England : The Fell and Rock Climbing Club of the English Lake District Limited
Call Number
DA P45 N69
  1 website  
Author
Phizacklea, Al
Cocker, Mike
Responsibility
Al Phizacklea and Mike Cocker
Publisher
Lancashire, England : The Fell and Rock Climbing Club of the English Lake District Limited
Published Date
2016
Physical Description
398 p. : illus. (colour)
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Geology
Maps
Clubs
History
Rock climbing
Abstract
A magnificently illustrated volume of immense depth (not to mention size!) detailing the history of climbing on the Scafell crags from the earliest exploration to the present day. In 1874 George Seatree and Stanley Martin made the first ascent of North Climb, which was the first time the main face of Scafell had been ascended outside of the obvious gully lines. It was the start of great things on the crags of Scafell. Upon hearing their report of this new route, Will Ritson, landlord of the Huntsman’s Inn, looked at them incredulously, and declared in his usual broad Cumbrian dialect, "Nowt but a fleein’ thing could git up’t crags on’t Wasdale Head side". This book covers the full 200 year history of climbing on the crags of Scafell in both summer and winter conditions, in an extensive and comprehensive manner. Every route on the crag has been noted with the significant ascents being described in detail, and the entire book has been comprehensively illustrated by photographs from archive and newly commissioned work. A significant proportion of the source material has come from recordings made of the pioneers of these climbs that has never been published before. There is also an intricate explanation of the geological features which go to make up these crags as well as new maps and crag diagrams together with notes on conditions, biographies of past climbers and a comprehensive first ascent list that combines both summer and winter climbing for the first time. This book has been produced by members of the Fell and Rock Climbing Club and it is one of the most detailed compilations of rock climbing history to a single mountain crag in Britain. The Fell & Rock Climbing Club is the premier rock climbing and mountaineering club in the English Lake District. The Club was founded in 1906-07 and has been publishing a definitive series of climbing guidebooks to the Lakes since 1922. (from https://www.needlesports.com/49951/products/nowt-but-a-fleein-thing--a-history-of-climbing-on-scafell.aspx)
Contents
Introduction
Early years 1802 - 1914
Middle years 1915 - 1973
Recent years 1974 - 2015
Geology
Crag diagrams
First ascents
Biographies
Accidents
Acknowledgements
ISBN
9780850280593
Accession Number
AC635
Call Number
DA P45 N69
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
URL Notes
Publisher's website
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Rocks, Ridges, and Rivers : geological wonders of Banff, Yoho, and Jasper National Parks

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25263
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2017
Author
Leckie, Dale
Publisher
Calgary, Alberta : Dale Leckie
Call Number
03.2 L46r
  1 website  
Author
Leckie, Dale
Responsibility
Dale Leckie
Publisher
Calgary, Alberta : Dale Leckie
Published Date
2017
Physical Description
216 pages : colour illustrations, colour maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Geology
Geology - Jasper
Geology - Rocky Mountains, Canada
Geology - The West, Canadian
Guidebook
Guidebooks
Jasper National Park
Banff National Park
Yoho National Park
Abstract
This geological guide will assist tourists to choose and visit easily accessible sites that exemplify the sensational vistas in Banff, Jasper and Yoho National Parks. It was this breathtaking scenery for which the parks were given status as a UNESCO Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site. The route is along the principle highways from Canmore to Banff, to Lake Louise, a side trip to Field, BC, back to Lake Louise and then north to Jasper through the Icefields Parkway. Explanations, color photographs, illustrations and maps highlight the geology for 50 sites. Mountains, rivers, glaciers and 500 million year fossils of the Burgess Shale are described. The book will assist travellers on how to arrive at a viewpoint, where to park and where to walk. Travellers interested in natural history such as birding, the vegetation and wildlife will want this book to understand the geological wonders that they are. Dale Leckie is an award-winning geologist who is internationally recognized for his many contributions to geology. Dale has a Ph.D. in Geology from McMaster University (1984), a M.Sc in Geography from McMaster University (1980) and B.Sc. in Geography from University of Alberta (1977). Dale Leckie is a Professional Geologist who has worked as a scientist at the Geological Survey of Canada and as Chief Geologist in a large Canadian energy company. He has edited numerous books and published over a 100 refereed papers most of those on the geology of Western Canada. He is an Adjunct Professor in the Geoscience Department at the University of Calgary. Dale has been President of the Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM) and Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists (CSPG). He has been leading geological field trips into the Rocky Mountains throughout his career. (from McNally Robinson website)
Contents
Author's preface
Introduction
Organization of this book
Trip planner
Safety
Setting the stage
Mount Yamnuska to Banff Townsite
Geology of the Banff Townsite area
Banff to Lake Louise
Over the pass: the Field area in Yoho National Park
Along the ridge: the Icefields Parkway
Geology of the Jasper Townsite area
Dissoloving the limestone: canyons, caves and lakes of the Maligne River
Jasper to Jasper National Park Gate
Acknowledgenments
The glossary of terms
The glossary of stratigraphy
Image credits
About the artist
About the author
About the designer
ISBN
9780995908208
Accession Number
P2020.07
Call Number
03.2 L46r
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Publisher's website
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Understanding the Banff Hot Springs: through Karst hydrogeology

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25279
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2019
Author
Yonge, Chas
Publisher
Altona, Manitoba : Friesens Corporation
Edition
First
Call Number
03.5 Y7u
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Author
Yonge, Chas
Responsibility
Chas Yonge
Edition
First
Publisher
Altona, Manitoba : Friesens Corporation
Published Date
2019
Physical Description
104 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Hydrology
Hydrology - Alberta
Geography
Geology - Alberta - Mountain Park
Hot springs
Banff
Banff National Park
Abstract
The Banff Hot Springs is an iconic location with a long and storied history, having been first found and used by indigenous peoples. In 1883, Canadian Pacific Railway workers found the springs, which led to the development of Banff National Park and tourism in the Canadian Rockies. But the geologic history encompassed in the rocks of the Banff area extends back more than a billion years. In Understanding the Banff Hot Springs through Karst Hydrogeology, Chas Yonge looks at the Banff Hot Spring system from a new perspective: that of karst. Karst landforms are created by dissolution of rock, which leads to some of the most beautiful landscapes on the planet. This karst perspective leads to some very different conclusions regarding the nature of the hot springs. For example: How old is the thermal water? How far has it travlled underground? And how extensive are its pathways? Anyone with an interest in the science behind the Banff Hot Springs and exploring the local geology and landscape of the Canadian Rockies will find this book the perfect answer to their curiousity. Featuring a foreword by Arthur N. Palmer, Professor of Hydrogeology, Emeritus, at State University of New York. As of a few years ago, Chas Yonge was the former owner and operator of Canmore Cave Tours, offering interpretive tours underground. He has been an enthusiastic caver for almost 50 years, taking him all over the world. Since earning a PhD in karst paleoclimatology, he has applied isotope studies to karst, culminating in a number of publications. He has been an adjunct professor at the University of Calgary and is currently a fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographic Society. (From Amazon website)
Contents
Acknowledgements
Foreward
Hot springs in Canada where do you find them?
Rocky Mountain geology around Banff
Geological setting of the Banff Springs Hotel
Sources and depth of the Banff thermal spring water
Carbonate hot springs viewed as hypogene karst
Hydrogeology of the the Rockies and Banff Hot Springs
Flow nets developed along thurst faults
Conduits developed along a thurst fault, nearby examples in Rats Nest Cave
Hypogene recharge at the Banff Hot Springs: mechanisms and chemistry
Epigene recharge; the invasion of cold, shallow groundwater at Banff
Age of the groundwater
Spring elevation: relevance to the Late Wisconsin Glaciation
Tufa deposits and tufa caves
Cave formation by microbes: tufa speleogenesis
The cave deposits (speleothems)
Banff Hot Springs Summary
Appendices
Glossary
References and further reading
Index
About the author
About the designer
ISBN
9780987936936
Accession Number
P2020.07
Call Number
03.5 Y7u
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Further research via Research Gate
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