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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
- 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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Understanding the Banff spring hot springs through karst hydrogeology
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25487
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2019
- Author
- Yonge, Chas
- Publisher
- Canmore : Charles J. Yonge
- Call Number
- 04 Y8u
- Author
- Yonge, Chas
- Publisher
- Canmore : Charles J. Yonge
- Published Date
- 2019
- Physical Description
- 104 pages ; 15 cm
- Subjects
- Karst
- Hydrogeology
- Caving
- Banff Hot Springs
- Geology
- Abstract
- Yonge explores the geology of the Canadian Rocky Mountains related to the development of hot springs and caves including Rats Nest Cave, Canmore. Furthermore, he dicusses the ecology of caves and the impact of human activity on them.
- Contents
- Hot springs in Canada, where do you find them? ; Rocky Mountain geology around Banff ; Geological setting of the Banff Hot Springs ; Sources and depth of the Banff thermal spring water ; Carbonate hot springs viewed as hypogene karst ; Hydogeology of the Rockies and Banff Hot Springs ; Flow nets developed along thrust faults ; Conduits developed along a thrust fault, nearby examples in Rats Nest Cave ; Hypogene recharge at the Banff Hot Springs: mechanisms and chemistry ; Epigene recharge; the invasion of cold, shallow ground water at Banf ; Age of the groundwater ; Spring elevation: relevance to the Late Wisconsin Glaciation ; Tufa deposits and tufa caves ; Cave formation by microbes: tufa spelenogensis ; The cave deposits (speleothems) ; Banff Hot Springs Summary ; Human activity in the vicinity of the Banff Hot Springs and the role of Banff National Park ; Hot Springs ecology ; Walking around: Geological points of interest
- ISBN
- 9780987936936
- Accession Number
- P2022.01
- Call Number
- 04 Y8u
- Collection
- Archives Library
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