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guide books are listed in the drop-down box located in the upper
left-hand corner of the sidebar. A second drop-down box groups field
stops by location. The user can select field stops by county, state and
local parks, the city of Austin, or all field stops in Texas.
Abbreviations for each guidebook generally follow the numbering scheme
below.
| AGS-1 |
Urban
Flooding and Slope Stability in Austin, Texas.
V. R. Baker, L. E. Garner, L. J. Turk, and Keith Young, Leaders.
Guidebook 1, 31 p., 1973. AGS 001, $7.50 |
| AGS-2 |
Geomorphic
and Hydraulic Features of the Central
Texas Hill Country. V. R. Baker, J. Perdue, J. Samson, and C. M.
Woodruff, Jr., 21 p., 1974. AGS 002 |
| AGS-3 |
Urban
Hydrology and other Environmental Aspects of the Austin Area. L. E.
Garner and C. M. Woodruff, Jr., 39 p., 1979. AGS 003 |
| AGS-4 |
Cretaceous
Volcanism in the Austin Area, Texas, by
Keith Young, S. C. Caran and T. E. Ewing. Guidebook 4, 66 p., Revised
Edition, 1982. AGS 004, $13.00 |
| AGS-5 |
Geology of
the Precambrian Rocks of the Llano
Uplift, Central TexasField Trip Notes, by J. R. Garrison, Jr. and David
Mohr. Includes road log and articles. Guidebook 5, 50 p., 1984. AGS
005, $10.00 |
| AGS-6 |
Hydrogeology
of the Edwards Aquifer-Barton Springs
Segment, Travis and Hays Counties. C. M. Woodruff, Jr. and R. M. Slade,
Jr., Coordinators. Includes road log and articles. Guidebook 6, 96 p.,
1984. AGS 006, $15.00 |
| AGS-7 |
Austin
Chalk in its Type Area Stratigraphy and Structure. Keith Young and C.
M. Woodruff, Jr., 88 p. 1985. AGS 007 |
| AGS-8 |
Edwards
Aquifer Northern Segment, Travis,
Williamson, and Bell Counties, Texas. C. M. Woodruff, Jr., Fred Snyder,
Laura De La Garza and R. M. Slade, Jr., Coordinators. Includes road log
and articles. Guidebook 8, 104 p., 1985. AGS 008, $15.00 |
| AGS-9 |
The
CityscapeGeology, Construction Materials, and
Environment in Austin, Texas. F. R. Snyder, Laura De La Garza and C. M.
Woodruff, Jr., Coordinators. Includes road log and articles. Guidebook
9, 78 p., 1986. AGS 009, $12.00 |
| AGS-10 |
Paleozoic
Buildups and Associated Facies, Llano
Uplift, Central Texas, by S. C. Ruppel and C. Kerans. Includes road log
and articles. Guidebook 10, 33 p., 1987. AGS 010, $10.00 |
| AGS-11 |
Hydrogeology
of the Edwards Aquifer, Northern
Balcones and Washita Prairie Segments. J. C. Yelderman, Jr.,
Coordinator. Includes road log and articles. Guidebook 11, 91 p., 1987.
AGS 011, $12.00 |
| AGS-12 |
Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas Lessons in
Economic Geology, Architecture, and History. C. M. Woodruff, Jr.,
Coordinator. Includes several articles and street log of Congress
Avenue. Guidebook 12, 56 p., 1988. AGS 012, $10.00 |
| AGS-13 |
Faults and
Fractures in the Balcones Fault Zone,
Austin Region, Central Texas, E. W. Collins and S. E. Laubach,
Coordinators. With an experimental demonstration by B. C. Vendeville
and a summary of the regional fracture patterns by W. R. Muehlberger.
Includes road log. Guidebook 13, 34 p., 1990; reprinted 2004. AGS 013,
$12.00 |
| AGS-14 |
Water
Quality Issues for Barton Creek and Barton
Springs, D. A. Johns, Field Trip Leader. Guidebook to field trip
containing road log of 8 stops, excerpts from the report of the Barton
Springs Task Force to the Texas Water Commission, and 5 articles on
Barton Creek and Barton Springs. 95 p., 1991. AGS 014, $15.00 |
| In
the Courtroom |
Geoscience
in the Courtroom: A cross disciplinary
seminar on the use of geological science in litigation (GCAGS Short
Course no. 3). Peter R. Rose and Susan Zachos. 110 p., 1994. |
| AGS-15 |
Edwards
Aquifer -- Water Quality and Land
Development in the Austin, Texas Area, by D. A. Johns and C. M.
Woodruff, Jr. Includes 6 articles and a road log to 6 stops in the
Austin area. 66 p., 1994. AGS 015, $10.00 |
| AGS-16 |
Fractures
Caused by North-South Compression, Eastern
Llano Uplift, Central Texas: A Field Guide, by David Amsbury, Russell
Hickerson, and Walter Haenggi. Includes road log and details of 6
stops. 44th Annual GCAGS Convention, 1994, 31 p. AGS 016, $8.00 |
| AGS-17 |
Environment
and Land Restoration in the Central
Texas Hill Country: A Geologic Excursion to Selah, Bamberger Ranch,
Blanco County, Texas. C. M. Woodruff, Trip Coordinator. 114 p., 1997,
AGS GB017 |
| AGS-18 |
The Hill
Country Appellation: A Geologic Tour of
Selected Vineyards and Wineries of Central Texas. C. M. Woodruff, Jr.,
P. R. Rose, and J. W. Sansom, Jr. Guidebook 18, 56 p., 1998. AGS GB018,
$10.00 |
| Zilker
Park |
ZilkerPark
Walking Tour Guidebook: A Recreational
Visit to the Edwards Limestone, by J. L. Walker and P. R. Knox.
Includes the geologic setting of the Zilker Park area with a guide to
Zilker Park trail (11 stops described) and a guide to the Barton Creek
greenbelt (8 stops). Well illustrated. 44th Annual GCAGS Convention,
1994, 48 p. AGS 018, $10.00 |
| AGS-19 |
A Look at
the Hydrostratigraphic Members of the
Edwards Aquifer in Travis and Hays Counties, Texas. N. M. Hauwert and
J. A. Hanson, Coordinators. 7 articles and a field trip road log that
represents an update of research focusing on the Barton Springs segment
of the Edwards Aquifer. 81 pages, 1995, AGS 019, $15.00 |
| Urban
Karst |
Urban
Karst: Geological Excursions in Travis and
Williamson Counties, Texas. C. M. Woodruff, Jr. and C. L. Sherrod. Road
log for 1-day field trip with 7 stops. 73 p., 1996. AGS 020, $16.00 |
| UT
Campus |
Rocks,
Resources, and Recollections: A Geologic Tour
of the "Forty Acres" The University of Texas at Austin Campus. C. W.
Woodruff, Jr., and B. L. Kirkland, coordinators. Guidebook 19, 62 p.,
1999. AGS GB019, $12.00 |
| AGS-20 |
Geology and
Historical Mining, Llano Uplift Region, Central Texas. C.
Caran, M. Helper, and R. Kyle, Leaders. Guidebook 20, 111 p., 2000. AGS
GB020, $15.00 |
| AGS-21 |
Austin,
Texas, and Beyond: Geology and Environment: A Field Excursion
in Memory of L. Edwin Garner, C. M. Woodruff, Jr., and E. W. Collins,
Trip Coordinators. Guidebook 21, 120 p., 2001. AGS GB021, $15.00 |
| AGS-22 |
Time, Land,
and Barton CreekAn Excursion to Shield Ranch, Travis and
Hays Counties, Texas, C. M. Woodruff and Edward W. Collins, Trip
Coordinators. Guidebook 22, 71 p., 2003. AGS GB022, $13.00 |
| AGS-23 |
Lignite,
Clay, and Water: The Wilcox Group in
Central Texas, R. E. Mace and B. Williams, Trip Coordinators. Guidebook
23, 96 p., April 2004. AGS GB023, $10.00 |
| AGS-24 |
Tectonic
History of Southern Laurentia: A Look at
Mesoproterozoic, Late-Paleozoic, and Cenozoic Structures in Central
Texas, A. Hoh and B. Hunt, Trip Coordinators. Guidebook 24, November
2004, 90 p. AGS GB 24, $18.00 |
| AGS-25 |
Geology,
Frontier History, and Selected Wineries of
the Hill Country Appellation, Central Texas, by P. R. Rose and C. M.
Woodruff, Jr. Guidebook 25, April 2005, 109 p. AGS GB 25, $15.00 |
| AGS-26 |
Volcanic
Features of the Austin Area, Texas, by S.
C. Caran, Todd Housh, and A. J. Cherepon. Guidebook 26, 110 p., 1 CD,
Spring 2006. AGS GB 26, $25.00 |
| AGS-27 |
Geology of
the Karnes Uranium District, Texas. A. J. Cherepon, J. E. Brandt, and
W. E. Galloway. 85 p. 2006. AGS 27, $22.00 |
| AGS-28 |
ReimersRanch
and Westcave Preserve, Landscapes,
Water, and Lower Cretaceous Stratigraphy of the Pedernales Watershed,
Western Tracveis County, Texas. B. B. Hunt, C. M. Woodruff, Jr., and E.
W. Collins. 132 p. 2007. AGS 28, $20.00 |
| AGS-30 |
Canyon Dam
Spillway Gorge, Comal County, Texas. W.C.
Ward, A. Molineux, S. Valentine, and C. M. Woodruff, Jr. AGS 30. 61 p.
October 2008 |
| AGS-31 |
Urban
Hydrology of Austin, Texas. C. M. Woodruff, Jr. and R. M. Slade, Jr.,
Coordinators. 87 p. AGS 31. October 2009 |
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Base Layers:
Austin Sheet, by C. V. Proctor, Jr., T. E.
Brown, J. H. McGowen, N. B. Waechter, and V. E. Barnes.
Francis Luther Whitney Memorial Edition. 1974; revised 1981; reprinted
2002. GA0003, $6.00
Brownwood Sheet, by R. S. Kier, L. F. Brown, Jr., P. Harwood, and J. L.
Goodson. Monroe George Cheney Memorial Edition. 1976; reprinted 1986.
GA0008, $6.00
Llano Sheet, by V. E. Barnes. Virgil Everett Barnes Edition. 1981;
reprinted 2000. GA0020, $6.00
San Antonio Sheet, by T. E. Brown, N. B. Waechter, and V. E. Barnes.
Robert Hamilton Cuyler Memorial Edition. 1974; revised 1983; reprinted
2000. GA0029, $6.00
Seguin Sheet, by C. V. Proctor, Jr., T. E. Brown, N. B. Waechter, S.
Aronow, and V. E. Barnes. Donald Clinton Barton Memorial Edition. 1974;
reprinted 2001. GA0030, $6.00
Waco Sheet, by C. V. Proctor, Jr., J. H. McGowen, W. T. Haenggi, and V.
E. Barnes. Lloyd William Stephenson Memorial Edition. 1970; reprinted
1998. GA0037, $6.00
Austin West Geologic Quadrangle, Travis County, Texas, by P. U. Rodda,
L. E. Garner, and G. L. Dawe. Scale 1:24,000; 11-p. text, 1970. GQ0038,
OP, $6.00
Geologic map of the Edwards aquifer recharge zone, south-central Texas,
by Charles D. Blome, Jason R. Faith, Diana E. Pedraza, George B. Ozuna,
James C. Cole, Allan K. Clark, Ted A. Small, and Robert R. Morris.
Streams and County Boundaries courtesy LCRA's Hydromet
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