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California Geology

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ISBN-10: 013100218X

ISBN-13: 9780131002180

Edition: 2nd 2004 (Revised)

Authors: Deborah Harden

List price: $186.65
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This interesting book uses plate tectonics as its central theme; it acquaints readers with California geology. Basic principles in the beginning of the book and tables of highlights for each province enable the reader to understand the whole picture of catastrophic national disasters, California history, mining methods, and societal impacts; it brings the lessons of geology closer to the everyday context of California life. After a comprehensive overview of the basic principles of geology, this book then focuses on the geological highlights of California (young volcanoes, deserts, the Mojave Desert, the Sierra Nevada, the Klamath Mountains, water, the Great Valley, the coast Ranges,…    
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Book details

List price: $186.65
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication date: 11/4/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 576
Size: 7.75" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.728
Language: English

Basic Principles of Geology
Plate Tectonics and California
California's Rocks and Minerals
Geologic Time, Dating Earth Materials, and California Fossils—Basics of Faults and Folds
Geologic Maps and Sources of Information Including Web Sites
Geological Highlights of California
Young Volcanoes: The Cascades, the Modoc Plateau, and the Long Valley Caldera
California's Deserts: Climate, Changing Environments, and Resources
The Basin and Range and Mojave Desert: Old Rocks and Young Faults
The Sierra Nevada: Granite, Gold, and Glaciers
The Klamath Mountains: Accreted Terranes and a View of the Mantle
Water in California
The Great Valley: Sediments and Soils
The Coast Ranges: Mountains of Complexity
Earthquakes, Faults, and Seismic Safety
The San Andreas Fault System
The California Coast
The Transverse Ranges, The Los Angeles Basin, and the Offshore Islands: Compression and Rapid Change
The Peninsular Ranges
California Geology: An Integrated View
The Evolution of California Through Geologic Time
Geology and California Citizens—Including Resources, Hazardous Geologic Processes, Climate Change, Changing Calif
Landscape
Glossary
Place Index
Subject Index
Plates: Inside Front and Back Covers
Geologic Map of California
Fault Map of California
Digital Shaded Relief Map of California
Map Showing Major Mountain Ranges, Streams, Lakes, Highways, and Cities of California