Geology Underfoot in Death Valley and Owens Valley
Title | Geology Underfoot in Death Valley and Owens Valley PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Phillip Sharp |
Publisher | Mountain Press Publishing |
Total Pages | 340 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Geology |
ISBN | 9780878423620 |
Eastern California boasts the greatest dryland relief in the contiguous United States, offering a rich variety of environments and spectacular geology. Illustrated with photographs, maps, and diagrams, Geology Underfoot in Death Valley and Owens Valley provides an on-the-ground look at the processes sculpting the terrain in this land of extremes for everyone interested in how the earth works.
Geology Underfoot in Death Valley and Eastern California
Title | Geology Underfoot in Death Valley and Eastern California PDF eBook |
Author | Allen F. Glazner |
Publisher | Mountain Press |
Total Pages | 326 |
Release | 2022 |
Genre | Geology |
ISBN | 9780878427079 |
Eastern California--a geologically dramatic region with the ever-present risk of volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, flash floods, and sand storms--boasts spectacular and easily viewed rocks and landforms. Authors Allen Glazner and Art Sylvester build on coauthor Bob Sharp's insights to produce this full-color illustrated guide to 33 amazing geologic sites in Death Valley and the surrounding region. Learn how stones slide across the Racetrack playa, find the rocks missing from Dantes View, and visit the rim of the Long Valley caldera, an enormous depression left by a supervolcano eruption far larger than any that has occurred since the dawn of civilization.
Geology of Death Valley National Park
Title | Geology of Death Valley National Park PDF eBook |
Author | Marli Bryant Miller |
Publisher | Kendall Hunt |
Total Pages | 144 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 9780757509506 |
Explorea the geologic history, landforms, and geologic processes of Death Valley, which is the hottest area in the US and also features many rock types. Maps and photographs accompany the descriptions of rock types, mining, faults, and topography.
Geology Underfoot in Southern California
Title | Geology Underfoot in Southern California PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Phillip Sharp |
Publisher | Mountain Press Publishing |
Total Pages | 236 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Geology |
ISBN | 9780878422890 |
Twenty vignettes focus on particular geologic scenes, relationships, and features of southern California's active landscape.
Natural History of the White-Inyo Range, Eastern California
Title | Natural History of the White-Inyo Range, Eastern California PDF eBook |
Author | Clarence A. Hall Jr. |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | 511 |
Release | 2024-03-29 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 0520319508 |
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1991. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived
Geology Underfoot in Yosemite National Park
Title | Geology Underfoot in Yosemite National Park PDF eBook |
Author | Allen F. Glazner |
Publisher | Geology Underfoot |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 9780878425686 |
While visiting more than twenty-seven amazing sites, you�ll discover why many of Yosemite�s domes shed rock shells like onion layers, what happens when a volcano erupts under a glacial lake, and why rocks seem to be almost continually tumbling from the region�s cliffs.
Geology Underfoot in Southern Utah
Title | Geology Underfoot in Southern Utah PDF eBook |
Author | Richard L. Orndorff |
Publisher | Mountain Press Publishing Company |
Total Pages | 312 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN |
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.