Rock streams of Veta Peak, Colorado

Research Article| January 01, 1910 Rock streams of Veta Peak, Colorado HORACE B. PATTON HORACE B. PATTON Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information HORACE B. PATTON Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 29 Oct 1910 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 © 1910 Geological Society of America GSA Bulletin (1910) 21 (1): 663–676. https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-21-663 Article history Received: 29 Oct 1910 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation HORACE B. PATTON; Rock streams of Veta Peak, Colorado. GSA Bulletin 1910;; 21 (1): 663–676. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-21-663 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract Definition and previous DescriptionsThe name “rock stream” as a geologic term has been in use but a very short time, having been first employed by Whitman Cross and Ernest Howe in, connection with certain very remarkable accumulations of rock-debris described by them in the Silverton Polio (Colorado),2 which was published in 1905. These rock-debris masses were found only on the floors of glacial cirques at the head of the valleys and presented features strikingly different from ordinary talus slopes. To quote the above named authors:“The most striking of these masses, and those to which attention was first directed, closely resemble debris-covered glaciers a t the heads of the basins or cirques in which they occur. The surfaces are hummocky and uneven, depressions that strangely simulate crevasses frequently occur, and concentric ridges and depressions are often seen at the end of the accumulations, which are abrupt and have steep . . . This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.