Geology Underfoot in Southern California

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Reading the rocks like pages in a book, Geology Underfoot in Southern California offers an inside view of the southland's active and sometimes enigmatic landscape. Twenty vignettes each weave a geologic story of a particular scene, relationship, or feature. Some spotlight well-known landmarks, while others describe subtle relationships among the earth's awesome forces. Together these snapshots introduce readers to southern California's rich, dynamic, and even flamboyant geology....
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Allen F. Glazner & Trudi Peek (Maps) Missoula, MT 1993 Soft Cover First Edition, First Thus New in None as Issued jacket First Edition, First Thus BRAND NEW Copy w/trace edge ... wear to soft cover. Collection of 20 geological sketches/snapshots of Southern California of interest to all. Overview of the dynamic, changing land mass; the surface on which we live. The vignettes are: 1, San Onofre Nuclear Reactors & the Cristianitos Fault; 2, A Migrating Shoreline; 3, A Vanished Landmass; 4, A Growing Fold (Ventura Anticline); 5, Perils of Tampering with Nature (The Harbor at Santa Barbara); 6, An Ice Age Sand Lobe; 7, Roots of Ancient Volcanoes; 8, Sampling the Mysterious Franciscan Formation; 9, A Boon to Communication; 10, Wheeler Ridge; 11, The San Andreas Fault & Cajon Creek Cooperate; 12, Red Rock Canyon; 13, A Great Natural Geological Laboratory; 14, Young Volcanoes in the Mojave Desert; 15, Flamingos in the Desert; 16, Eighty Seconds of Catastrophe; 17, A Huge Pile of Living Sand; 18, A California Rarity; 19 Read more Show Less

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Reading the rocks like pages in a book, Geology Underfoot in Southern California offers an inside view of the southland's active and sometimes enigmatic landscape. Twenty vignettes each weave a geologic story of a particular scene, relationship, or feature. Some spotlight well-known landmarks, while others describe subtle relationships among the earth's awesome forces. Together these snapshots introduce readers to southern California's rich, dynamic, and even flamboyant geology.
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Each of 20 chapters, or vignettes, features a site of particular geological interest or significance, describing and discussing it in a conversational style that is comfortable for the non-scientist. Sites were selected for their representative diversity and also for their location near heavily populated or frequently visited areas. Includes maps and b&w photos. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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  • ISBN-13: 9780878422890
  • Publisher: Mountain Press Publishing Company, Inc.
  • Publication date: 6/28/1996
  • Series: Yes, Geology Underfoot Ser.
  • Edition description: REV
  • Pages: 224
  • Age range: 9 years
  • Product dimensions: 6.01 (w) x 9.01 (h) x 0.59 (d)

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