Geologic History of the Yosemite Valley
Author : François Matthes
Publisher :
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 31,78 MB
Release : 1930
Category : Geology
ISBN :
Author : François Matthes
Publisher :
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 31,78 MB
Release : 1930
Category : Geology
ISBN :
Author : Clifford Embleton
Publisher :
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 49,17 MB
Release : 1972
Category : Science
ISBN :
Author : Allen F. Glazner
Publisher : Geology Underfoot
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,28 MB
Release : 2010
Category : 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.
Author : Lafayette Houghton Bunnell
Publisher :
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 27,33 MB
Release : 1880
Category : Indians of North America
ISBN :
Author : François Matthes
Publisher :
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 24,29 MB
Release : 1930
Category : Geology
ISBN :
Author : N. King Huber
Publisher : Yosemite Conservancy
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 22,33 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Science
ISBN :
An authoritative and up-to-date study of Yosemite s geology this is the first comprehensive treatment of the subject written in terms that the lay person can understand. Multiple maps, diagrams and full-color photographs help to describe Yosemite s rocks and their origins. The book includes a very helpful glossary of terms and references for additional reading."
Author : Robert Phillip Sharp
Publisher : Mountain Press Publishing
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 42,30 MB
Release : 1997
Category : 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.
Author : Fritiof Fryxell
Publisher :
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 14,8 MB
Release : 2011-09
Category :
ISBN : 9781258105020
Author : Mary Caperton Morton
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 12,38 MB
Release : 2017-10-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 1604697628
“Get your head into the clouds with Aerial Geology.” —The New York Times Book Review Aerial Geology is an up-in-the-sky exploration of North America’s 100 most spectacular geological formations. Crisscrossing the continent from the Aleutian Islands in Alaska to the Great Salt Lake in Utah and to the Chicxulub Crater in Mexico, Mary Caperton Morton brings you on a fantastic tour, sharing aerial and satellite photography, explanations on how each site was formed, and details on what makes each landform noteworthy. Maps and diagrams help illustrate the geological processes and clarify scientific concepts. Fact-filled, curious, and way more fun than the geology you remember from grade school, Aerial Geology is a must-have for the insatiably curious, armchair geologists, million-mile travelers, and anyone who has stared out the window of a plane and wondered what was below.
Author : Clarence A. Hall Jr.
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 30,30 MB
Release : 2007-10-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 0520933265
With its active fault systems, complex landforms, and myriad natural habitats, southern California boasts a rich and dynamic geologic environment. This abundantly illustrated volume at last provides an up-to-date, authoritative, and accessible resource for students and general readers interested in southern California's geology and native plants. Covering an extensive area, north from San Diego to Yosemite in the Sierra Nevada and east to the Mojave and Colorado deserts, its unique, comprehensive approach brings together for the first time the basic principles of geology, the story of plate tectonics, in-depth discussion of the geology of many specific locales within the region, and information on identifying southern California's native plants.