by Suzán Jiván
I
Mostly intrusive
glacially polished, rock-hard
deeply eroded
II
Faulted and folded
occurring in creased regions
scale, rock and hammer
III
Stands of the older
partially metamorphosed
tilted deposits
IV
Many minor faults
several major, silted clay
increasing hardness
V
Varying degrees
most violently folded
iron formation
VI
Ice cap melted back
probably causing rifts, cracks
terrestrial patch
VII
Mid-continent zone
depositions in oceans
offset, strike, slip, fault
VIII
Local episodes
rifting in erogeny
molten lava flows
IX
The basin pinches
interbedded with basalt
distant sills dipping
X
Cliff vicinities
eroded edge, either end
quartzite facing west
XI
Quarry area
metasedimentary
beyond the lava
XII
Sank to the bottom
gorges causing waterfalls
outwashed folded back...
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