Evaluation of the mineral potential of a national primitive area.

Excerpt from Mineral Resources of the Desolation Primitive Area of the Sierra Nevada, California The Desolation Valley primitive area, California, includes about 100 square miles Of glaciated terrain extending along the main crestal area of the Sierra Nevada southwest of Lake Tahoe. Intrusive bodies of the Sierra Nevada ba'tholith and remnants of metamorphosed roof rocks are well exposed within the primitive area, although locally, these rocks are covered by deposits of moraine, talus, or stream sediments. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

An evaluation of the mineral potential of a part of the central Sierra Nevada.

This is the most comprehensive guidebook to Lake Tahoe's finest hiking area. It offers you: 32 accurately described hiking trips in four areas: Desolation Wilderness, Lake Tahoe's Emerald Bay, South Fork American River (trails south of Highway 50), and Upper Truckee River (trails north of Highway 88 and west of Highway 89).

Summary of available trace-element data giving average data for 20 elements and other data for an additional 26 elements.