The Geology of California

 
California Geology
by Deborah R. Harden
Organized to introduce basic principles and work toward a unifying picture of California geology. With California plate tectonics as a central theme, this book is intended to acquaint non- geologists with California geology. Contains examples of catastrophic natural disasters, excerpts from California history, illustrations of mining methods, and discussions of the societal impacts of geologic processes. A book for practicing geologists in California or any region where fault lines are present and plate tectonics affect the immediate geography. 
 

Geology Underfoot in Southern California by Robert P. Sharp Paperback from Mountain Press Publishing Company 1993-

Geology of the San Francisco Bay Region (California Natural History Guides) by Doris Sloan Paperback from University of California Press

Assembling California by John McPhee As an explainer, John McPhee is a national treasure. The longtime "New Yorker" staff writer has taken us inside the world of art museums, environmental groups, fruit markets, airship factories, basketball courts, and atomic-bomb labs the world over. Here he covers the complex geological history of California, the source of much news today. As Californians daily await the inevitable great earthquake that will send their cities tumbling down like so many matchsticks, McPhee piles fact on luminous fact, wrestling raw data into a beautifully written narrative that gainsays a sedimentologist's warning: "You can't cope with this in an organized way," he told McPhee, "because the rocks aren't organized." As always, McPhee enlarges our understanding of the strange, making it familiar--and endlessly interesting. Amazon.com Paperback: Noonday Press; ISBN: 0374523932; (February )

Roadside Geology of Northern and Central California by David Alt Paperback from Mountain Press Publishing Company -

Geology of the Sierra Nevada (California Natural History Guides) by Mary Hill Paperback from University of California Press

California Rocks: A guide to Geologic Sites in the Golden State by Katherine Baylor Paperback from Mountain Press Publishing Company

Glaciers of California: Modern Glaciers, Ice Age Glaciers, the Origin of Yosemite Valley, and a Glacier Tour in the Sierra Nevada (California Natural History Guides) by Bill Guyton Paperback from University of California Press

Geologic History of the Feather River Country, California by Cordell Durrell Paperback from University of California Press

Essentials of Physical Geography by Robert E. Gabler, Robert Sager, Daniel Wise, James F. Petersen, Robert Gabler Hardcover from Wadsworth Publishing Company Delivery sometimes delayed

Finding Fault in California: An Earthquake Tourist's Guide by Susan Elizabeth Hough Paperback from Mountain Press Publishing Company -

 
 

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