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Author : Shengyang Center of Geological Survey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9787116091252
Total Pages : 730 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (912 download)
Download or read book An Introduction to the World's Petrified Wood written by Shengyang Center of Geological Survey and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 730 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Frank J. Daniels
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780966293807
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (938 download)
Download or read book Petrified Wood written by Frank J. Daniels and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ernest Beck
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788899765026
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (65 download)
Download or read book Buried Treasure written by Ernest Beck and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * A magnificent collection of 66 pieces of petrified wood mainly from the Western United States, specially photographed to show the artistic beauty hidden in Nature's masterpieces * All the images are unpublished and were specifically shot for this book * Authoritative text by the Curator of Minerals at the American Museum of Natural History This stunning book documents a collection of 66 extraordinary pieces of petrified wood, mainly from Western United States (Arizona, Oregon, Washington). Specially photographed they are shown in their entirety and in magnificent details. Petrified wood is formed from fallen trees that in the absence of oxygen and microbes, and with water containing minerals, through a replacement process called permineralization, slowly transform into visually spectacular fossils. But Nature often uses a paintbrush in its preservation magic, splashing the wooden canvas with an array of colors and hues before fixing it in a matrix of hard durable quartz, thereby creating splendid works of art. Petrified wood has been found throughout the world, but actual petrified forests are truly noteworthy in the United States, the most famous being the Chinle Formation forest of Arizona.
Author : Frank J. Daniels
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780966293814
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (938 download)
Download or read book Ancient Forests written by Frank J. Daniels and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ulrich Dernbach
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783932181023
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (81 download)
Download or read book Ulrich Dernbach's Petrified Forests written by Ulrich Dernbach and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ryan Thompson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780989785914
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (859 download)
Download or read book Bad Luck, Hot Rocks written by Ryan Thompson and published by . This book was released on 2014-11-30 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the curse made famous by the hit show Dead to Me The Petrified Forest National Park in Northeast Arizona protects one of the largest deposits of petrified wood in the world. Despite stern warnings, visitors remove several tons of petrified wood from the park each year, often returning these rocks by mail (sometimes years later), accompanied by a "conscience letter." These letters often include stories of misfortune attributed directly to their theft: car troubles, cats with cancer, deaths of family members, etc. Some writers hope that by returning these stolen rocks, good fortune will return to their lives, while others simply apologize or ask forgiveness. "They are beautiful," reads one letter, "but I can't enjoy them. They weigh like a ton of bricks on my conscience. Sorry...." Bad Luck, Hot Rocksdocuments this ongoing phenomenon, combining a series of original photographs of these otherworldly "bad luck rocks" with facsimiles of intimate, oddly entertaining letters from the park's archives.
Author : George M. Lubick
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 9780816516292
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (162 download)
Download or read book Petrified Forest National Park written by George M. Lubick and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 1996-04 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yellowstone, Yosemite, the Grand Canyon--a few American national parks enjoy amusement-park status, eclipsing many other beautiful and significant parks due to their heavy political support and spectacular sights. Visitors to Petrified Forest National Park in northeastern Arizona can escape from the litter, snack bars, and crowds of the recreational parks to a 200-million-year-old ecosystem locked in stone. Enhanced by the unrivaled, colorful beauty of the adjacent Painted Desert, Petrified Forest National Park has captivated visitors since the area was discovered by early explorers. The history of the huge fossilized forest parallels that of Arizona. It was discovered and looted by adventurers and largely ignored by the government until President Theodore Roosevelt made it a national monument in 1906. The forest's location along Route 66 brought a large number of visitors during the time it enjoyed only monument status, but lack of funding for protection allowed much damage and theft of fossilized wood. Petrified Forest National Park: A Wilderness Bound in Time speeds the reader on an ancient ecological journey, from the time of dinosaurs to the discovery of their Triassic fossils and on through a century of political maneuvering to create a place for the forest in American history. George Lubick describes how a dedicated few understood the environmental importance as well as the unique beauty of the park's Triassic Chinle Formation and the Painted Desert. Nearly a million people "visit the Triassic" annually; this environmental history of the ancient forest is important for those who know the park as well as those interested in natural America. Petrified Forest National Park is one of the few complete histories of any national park, a well-told, balanced treatment of the environmental, political, and historical factors that shape America's natural history.
Author : Valerie Trouet
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421437783
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (214 download)
Download or read book Tree Story written by Valerie Trouet and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2020-04-21 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if the stories of trees and people are more closely linked than we ever imagined? Winner of the World Wildlife Fund's 2020 Jan Wolkers PrizeOne of Science News's "Favorite Books of 2020" A New York Times "New and Noteworthy" BookA 2020 Woodland Book of the YearGold Winner of the 2020 Foreword INDIES Award in Ecology & EnvironmentBronze Winner of the 2021 Independent Publisher Book Award in Environment/Ecology People across the world know that to tell how old a tree is, you count its rings. Few people, however, know that research into tree rings has also made amazing contributions to our understanding of Earth's climate history and its influences on human civilization over the past 2,000 years. In her captivating book Tree Story, Valerie Trouet reveals how the seemingly simple and relatively familiar concept of counting tree rings has inspired far-reaching scientific breakthroughs that illuminate the complex interactions between nature and people. Trouet, a leading tree-ring scientist, takes us out into the field, from remote African villages to radioactive Russian forests, offering readers an insider's look at tree-ring research, a discipline known as dendrochronology. Tracing her own professional journey while exploring dendrochronology's history and applications, Trouet describes the basics of how tell-tale tree cores are collected and dated with ring-by-ring precision, explaining the unexpected and momentous insights we've gained from the resulting samples. Blending popular science, travelogue, and cultural history, Tree Story highlights exciting findings of tree-ring research, including the fate of lost pirate treasure, successful strategies for surviving California wildfire, the secret to Genghis Khan's victories, the connection between Egyptian pharaohs and volcanoes, and even the role of olives in the fall of Rome. These fascinating tales are deftly woven together to show us how dendrochronology sheds light on global climate dynamics and uncovers the clear links between humans and our leafy neighbors. Trouet delights us with her dedication to the tangible appeal of studying trees, a discipline that has taken her to austere and beautiful landscapes around the globe and has enabled scientists to solve long-pondered mysteries of Earth and its human inhabitants.
Author : Leo J. Hickey
Publisher : Yale Univ Peabody Museum
ISBN 13 : 9780912532646
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (326 download)
Download or read book The Forest Primeval written by Leo J. Hickey and published by Yale Univ Peabody Museum. This book was released on 2003 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wood—perhaps no natural material has been used longer by man, and none seems more suited to human tastes and needs. Its properties are the result of a long evolutionary history as an integral part of the earth's forests. This story describes what it is, explores how it is put together, and recounts the story of wood from its origin, giving us new insights into this familiar material all around us, as well as into the petrified wood that occurs so abundantly in the fossil record.
Author : Ulrich Dernbach
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (183 download)
Download or read book Ulrich Dernbach's petrified forests written by Ulrich Dernbach and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Donald Kasper
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780986367427
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (674 download)
Download or read book A Student's Guide to Identifying Petrified Wood and Related Fossil Structures in Silica--Their Compositions and Formation written by Donald Kasper and published by . This book was released on 2018-02-24 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : E. H. Rutland
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (97 download)
Download or read book An Introduction to the World's Gemstones written by E. H. Rutland and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William D. Tidwell
Publisher : Smithsonian Books (DC)
ISBN 13 : 9781560987833
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (878 download)
Download or read book Common Fossil Plants of Western North America written by William D. Tidwell and published by Smithsonian Books (DC). This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Because fossil plants are found worldwide, the book can be used in many areas other than the western United States.
Author : Christopher J. Cleal
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108483445
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)
Download or read book Introduction to Plant Fossils written by Christopher J. Cleal and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-06-27 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers a practical guide for the non-specialist on studying and learning from plant fossils to understand the evolution of vegetation on Earth.
Author : Jonathan Roberts
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson Limited
ISBN 13 : 0297843524
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (978 download)
Download or read book Mythic Woods written by Jonathan Roberts and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson Limited. This book was released on 2004 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These magnificent and evocative color photos reveal why forests have been a source of inspiration to humankind throughout the ages. The bestselling author of Meeting with Remarkable Trees has chosen 15 "mythic woods," from the famous Sherwood Forest (so unlike its legendary image) to the little-known Valley of the Giants in Tasmania, home to some of the world's tallest trees. Some are huge and ecologically vital, like the Amazon and Canadian rainforests; others are tiny remnants, like the Black Wood of Rannoch. The rich and diverse gallery includes the Petrified Forest of Arizona and the towering underwater groves of the Californian Kelp Forest. If anyone questions the need to nurture and protect Earth's forests, these images offer a supremely eloquent answer.
Author : James Parkinson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Organic Remains of a Former World written by James Parkinson and published by . This book was released on 1804 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Montana Hodges
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 149301448X
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)
Download or read book Rockhounding Montana written by Montana Hodges and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-10-15 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With this informative, fully updated and revised guide, you can explore the mineral-rich region of Montana. It describes the state's best rockhounding sites and covers popular and commerical sites as well as numerous little-known areas. This handy guide also descirbes how to collect specimens, includes maps and directions to each site, and lists rockhound clubs around the state. This is truly a complete guide to popular collecting sites in Montana and source-book brimming with advice that can be of use to both the novice and the experienced rockhounder.
