Author: Richard L. Orndorff
Publisher: Mountain Press Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Most people think of Nevada as a land of casinos and drive-in wedding chapels punctuating vast expanses of desolate desert. But at the heart of the Basin and Range province, the Silver State is also a geologist's playground, with great topographic relief
Geology Underfoot in Central Nevada
Author: Richard L. Orndorff
Publisher: Mountain Press Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Most people think of Nevada as a land of casinos and drive-in wedding chapels punctuating vast expanses of desolate desert. But at the heart of the Basin and Range province, the Silver State is also a geologist's playground, with great topographic relief
Publisher: Mountain Press Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Most people think of Nevada as a land of casinos and drive-in wedding chapels punctuating vast expanses of desolate desert. But at the heart of the Basin and Range province, the Silver State is also a geologist's playground, with great topographic relief
Unusual Central Nevada Geologic Terranes Produced by Late Devonian Antler Orogeny and Alamo Impact
Author: Forrest Graham Poole
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Geology Underfoot in Southern Utah
Author: Richard L. Orndorff
Publisher: Geology Underfoot
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Standing before any of southern Utah's enigmatic landforms, it's clear, there's a story here. This reference explores the stories behind 33 sites, some world-famous, others off the beaten path. Includes 146 black-and-white photographs, 31 maps, 37 black-and-white figures, bibliography, glossary, and index.
Publisher: Geology Underfoot
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Standing before any of southern Utah's enigmatic landforms, it's clear, there's a story here. This reference explores the stories behind 33 sites, some world-famous, others off the beaten path. Includes 146 black-and-white photographs, 31 maps, 37 black-and-white figures, bibliography, glossary, and index.
Guidebook to the Geology of East Central Nevada, 1960
Author: Intermountain Association of Petroleum Geologists (U.S.). Field Conference
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Roadside Geology of Nevada
Author: Frank DeCourten
Publisher: Roadside Geology
ISBN: 9780878426720
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Silver State has some of the most diverse geology in the United States, and much of it lies in plain sight thanks to the arid climate of the Great Basin. --Publisher.
Publisher: Roadside Geology
ISBN: 9780878426720
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Silver State has some of the most diverse geology in the United States, and much of it lies in plain sight thanks to the arid climate of the Great Basin. --Publisher.
Geology of the Sierra Nevada
Author: Mary Hill
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520936949
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 467
Book Description
Writing with verve and clarity, Mary Hill tells the story of the magnificent Sierra Nevada—the longest, highest, and most spectacular mountain range in the contiguous United States. Hill takes us from the time before the land which would be California even existed, through the days of roaring volcanoes, violent earthquakes, and chilling ice sheets, to the more recent history of the Sierra's early explorers and the generations of adventuresome souls who followed. The author introduces the rocks of the Sierra Nevada, which tell the mountains' tale, and explains how nature's forces, such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, faulting, erosion, and glaciation formed the range's world-renowned scenery and mineral wealth, including gold. For thirty years, the first edition of Geology of the Sierra Nevada has been the definitive guide to the Sierra Nevada's geological history for nature lovers, travelers, hikers, campers, and armchair explorers. This new edition offers new chapters and sidebars and incorporates the concept of plate tectonics throughout the text. * Written in easy-to-understand language for a wide audience. * Gives detailed information on where to view outstanding Sierra Nevada geology in some of the world's most beloved natural treasures and national parks, including Yosemite. * Provides specific information on places to see glaciers and glacial deposits, caves, and exhibits of gold mines and mining equipment, many from Gold Rush times. * Superbly illustrated with 117 new color illustrations, 16 halftones, 39 line illustrations, and 12 maps, and also features an easy-to-use, interactive key for identifying rocks and a glossary of geological terms.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520936949
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 467
Book Description
Writing with verve and clarity, Mary Hill tells the story of the magnificent Sierra Nevada—the longest, highest, and most spectacular mountain range in the contiguous United States. Hill takes us from the time before the land which would be California even existed, through the days of roaring volcanoes, violent earthquakes, and chilling ice sheets, to the more recent history of the Sierra's early explorers and the generations of adventuresome souls who followed. The author introduces the rocks of the Sierra Nevada, which tell the mountains' tale, and explains how nature's forces, such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, faulting, erosion, and glaciation formed the range's world-renowned scenery and mineral wealth, including gold. For thirty years, the first edition of Geology of the Sierra Nevada has been the definitive guide to the Sierra Nevada's geological history for nature lovers, travelers, hikers, campers, and armchair explorers. This new edition offers new chapters and sidebars and incorporates the concept of plate tectonics throughout the text. * Written in easy-to-understand language for a wide audience. * Gives detailed information on where to view outstanding Sierra Nevada geology in some of the world's most beloved natural treasures and national parks, including Yosemite. * Provides specific information on places to see glaciers and glacial deposits, caves, and exhibits of gold mines and mining equipment, many from Gold Rush times. * Superbly illustrated with 117 new color illustrations, 16 halftones, 39 line illustrations, and 12 maps, and also features an easy-to-use, interactive key for identifying rocks and a glossary of geological terms.
Roadside Geology of Northern and Central California
Author: David D. Alt
Publisher: Roadside Geology
ISBN: 9780878426706
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
California's geology makes headlines when faults shift, volcanoes puff steam, and coastal bluffs fall into the sea. This book explores the state's recent rumblings and tremulous past with the aid of full color illustrations. Photographs showcase multihued rock, from red chert and green serpentinite to blue schist and gray granite. The geologic information, particularly for the Klamath Mountains, Modoc Plateau, and northern Sierra Nevada, has been updated to reflect new geologic understanding of these complex areas. Features detailed, easy to read color geologic road maps based on the 2010 Geologic Map of California.
Publisher: Roadside Geology
ISBN: 9780878426706
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
California's geology makes headlines when faults shift, volcanoes puff steam, and coastal bluffs fall into the sea. This book explores the state's recent rumblings and tremulous past with the aid of full color illustrations. Photographs showcase multihued rock, from red chert and green serpentinite to blue schist and gray granite. The geologic information, particularly for the Klamath Mountains, Modoc Plateau, and northern Sierra Nevada, has been updated to reflect new geologic understanding of these complex areas. Features detailed, easy to read color geologic road maps based on the 2010 Geologic Map of California.
Geology Underfoot in Southern California
Author: Robert Phillip Sharp
Publisher: Mountain Press Publishing
ISBN: 9780878422890
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Twenty vignettes focus on particular geologic scenes, relationships, and features of southern California's active landscape.
Publisher: Mountain Press Publishing
ISBN: 9780878422890
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Twenty vignettes focus on particular geologic scenes, relationships, and features of southern California's active landscape.
Guidebook to the Geology of Four Tertiary Volcanic Centers in Central Nevada
Author: Geological Society of America. Cordilleran Section
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description