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Book Synopsis California's Amazing Geology by : Donald R. Prothero
Download or read book California's Amazing Geology written by Donald R. Prothero and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2024-03-21 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: California has some of the most distinctive and unique geology in the United States. It is the only state with all three types of plate boundaries, an extraordinary history of earthquakes and volcanoes, and many rocks and minerals found nowhere else. The Golden State includes both the highest and lowest points in the continental US and practically every conceivable geological feature known. This book discusses not only the important geologic features of each region in California but also the complex geologic four-dimensional puzzle of how California was assembled, beginning over two billion years ago. The author provides an up-to-date and authoritative review of the geology and geomorphology of each geologic province, as well as recent revelations of the tectonic history of California’s past. There are separate chapters on some of California’s distinctive geologic resources, including gold, oil, water, coastlines, and fossils. An introductory section describes basic rock and mineral types and fundamental aspects of plate tectonics, so that students and other readers can make sense of the bizarre, wild, and crazy jigsaw puzzle that is California's geological history. In this second edition, the book has an entirely new final section, “California’s Environmental Hazards and Challenges,” with new chapters on California’s landslides, air and water pollution, renewable energy, and the future of climate change in California. Key Features Thoroughly updates the market-leading textbook on California's geology Is written by an author with 30 years of teaching geology and leading field trips in California Introduces California's unique geological history Covers fundamentals of geology Characterizes specific geographical regions of California Describes major geological resources of California Summarizes the paleontology of California Reviews the likely impact of climate change on California's environment Related Titles Hollocher, K. A Pictorial Guide to Metamorphic Rocks in the Field (ISBN 978-11380-2630-8) Glavovic, B. et al. Climate Change and the Coast: Building Resilient Communities (ISBN 978-04154-6487-1)
Download or read book California Geology written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Geology of California by : Robert Matheson Norris
Download or read book Geology of California written by Robert Matheson Norris and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1990 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This introduction to the geology of California covers all major geomorphic provinces and is organized from north to south.
Book Synopsis Geology Underfoot in Southern California by : Robert Phillip Sharp
Download or read book Geology Underfoot in Southern California written by Robert Phillip Sharp and published by Mountain Press Publishing. This book was released on 1993 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty vignettes focus on particular geologic scenes, relationships, and features of southern California's active landscape.
Book Synopsis California Geology by : Deborah Reid Harden
Download or read book California Geology written by Deborah Reid Harden and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2004 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For a one-semester introductory course in California Geology. No prerequisites required. With plate tectonics as a central theme, this text is intended to acquaint non-geologists with California geology. Introduces basic principles in the beginning of the text and works toward a unifying picture of California geology.
Book Synopsis University of California Publications in Geological Sciences by : University of California, Berkeley
Download or read book University of California Publications in Geological Sciences written by University of California, Berkeley and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis California Through the Ages by : William John Miller
Download or read book California Through the Ages written by William John Miller and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis University of California Publications. Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences by : University of California, Berkeley
Download or read book University of California Publications. Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences written by University of California, Berkeley and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Short Contributions to California Geology by : Allen Mordorf Bassett
Download or read book Short Contributions to California Geology written by Allen Mordorf Bassett and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Rough-Hewn Land by : Keith Heyer Meldahl
Download or read book Rough-Hewn Land written by Keith Heyer Meldahl and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2013-05 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Rough-Hewn Land tells the geologic story of the American West--the story of its rocks, rivers, mountains, earthquakes, and mineral wealth, including gold. It tells it by taking you on a 1000-mile-long field trip across the rough side of the continent from the California coast to the Rocky Mountains. This book puts you on the outcrop, geologic hammer in hand, to explore the evidence for how the spectacular, rough-hewn lands of the West came to be. When North America broke free from Eurasia and Africa some 200 million years ago, it triggered a cascade of violent geologic events that shaped the West we see today. As the west-moving continent crunched across the seabed of the ancient Pacific, islands and assorted pieces of ocean floor collected against its prow to build California--and plant gold there too. Meanwhile, mountains squeezed upward from California to Colorado, and vast quantities of molten rock seeded the crust with precious metals while spewing volcanic fire across the land. Later, the land stretched like an accordion to form the washboard-like Basin and Range province and Great Basin within it, while California began to crackle along the San Andreas fault. Throughout the West today, a near-constant drumroll of earthquakes testifies to a world still reshaping itself in response to the ceaseless movements of the Earth's tectonic plates. Rough-Hewn Land weaves these stories into the human history of the West. As we follow the adventures of John C. Frémont, Mark Twain, the Donner party, and other historic characters, we see how geologic forces have shaped human experience, just as they direct the fate of the West today"--
Book Synopsis Geology and Industrial Resources of California by : Philip Thomas Tyson
Download or read book Geology and Industrial Resources of California written by Philip Thomas Tyson and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Regional Geology of Mount Diablo, California by : Raymond Sullivan
Download or read book Regional Geology of Mount Diablo, California written by Raymond Sullivan and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Mount Diablo and the geology of the Central California Coast Ranges are the subject of a volume celebrating the Northern California Geological Society's 75th anniversary. The breadth of research illustrates the complex Mesozoic to Cenozoic tectonic evolution of the plate boundary"--
Author :University of California, Berkeley. Department of Geological Sciences Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :608 pages Book Rating :4.:/5 (318 download)
Book Synopsis University of California Publications by : University of California, Berkeley. Department of Geological Sciences
Download or read book University of California Publications written by University of California, Berkeley. Department of Geological Sciences and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis University of California Publications. Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences by : University of California (1868-1952)
Download or read book University of California Publications. Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences written by University of California (1868-1952) and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Gold written by Mary Hill and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2000-02-28 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The discovery of gold in 1848 catapulted California into statehood and triggered environmental, social, political, and economic events whose repercussions are still felt today. Mary Hill combines her scientific training with a flair for storytelling to present the history of gold in California from the distant geological past through the wild days of the Gold Rush to the present. The early days of gold fever drew would-be miners from around the world, many enduring great hardships to reach California. Once here, they found mining to be backbreaking work and devised machines to help recover gold. These machines pawed gravel from river bottoms and tore apart mountainsides, wreaking environmental havoc that silted rivers, ruined farmlands, and provoked the world's first environmental conflict settled in the courts. Native Americans were nearly wiped out by invading miners or their diseases, and many Spanish-speaking settlers—Californios—were pushed aside. Hill writes of gold's uses in today's world for everything from coins to coffins, gourmet foods to spacecraft. Her comprehensive overview of gold's impact on California includes illustrated explanations of geology and mining in nontechnical language as well as numerous illustrations, maps, and photographs.
Book Synopsis Roadside Geology of Southern California by : Arthur G. Sylvester
Download or read book Roadside Geology of Southern California written by Arthur G. Sylvester and published by Roadside Geology. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since Mountain Press started the Roadside Geology series forty years ago, southern Californians have been waiting for an RG of their own. During those four decades�which were punctuated by jarring earthquakes and landslides�geologists continued to unravel the complexity of the Golden State, where some of the most dramatic and diverse geology in the world erupts, crashes, and collides. With dazzling color maps, diagrams, and photographs, Roadside Geology of Southern California takes advantage of this newfound knowledge, combining the latest science with accessible stories about the rocks and landscapes visible from winding two-lane byways as well as from the region�s vast network of highways. Join Arthur Sylvester, an award-winning UC Santa Barbara geologist, and Elizabeth O�Black Gans, a geologist-illustrator, as they motor through mountains and deserts to explore the iconic features of the SoCal landscape, from boulder piles in Joshua Tree National Park and brilliant white dunes in the Channel Islands to tar seeps along the rugged coast and youthful cinder cones in the Mojave Desert. Whether you want to find precious gemstones, ponder the mysteries of the Salton Sea, or straddle the boundary between the North American and Pacific Plates, be sure to bring this book along as your tour guide.
Book Synopsis Geology and Paleontology of Palos Verdes Hills, California by : Wendell Phillips Woodring
Download or read book Geology and Paleontology of Palos Verdes Hills, California written by Wendell Phillips Woodring and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
