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Geology of the Sierra Nevada : Revised Edition.
Writing with verve and clarity, Mary Hill tells the story of the magnificent Sierra Nevada-the longest, highest, and most spectacular mountain range in the contiguous United States. Hill takes us from the time before the land which would be California even existed, through the days of roaring volcan...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
2006.
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| Colección: | California natural history guides.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Ever-Changing Sierra; Geological Features and Where to See Them; Do-It-Yourself Rock Identification Key; Tables of Geological Features; Maps of Geological Sights; 1. Geology: Of Time and Rocks; 2. The Range Today; 3. Being First; 4. Plate Tectonics Puts the Sierra Nevada in Its Place; 5. Seas of Long Ago; 6. Great Is Granite; 7. Treasures from the Earth; 8. Landscapes of Yesteryear; 9. Days of Fire; 10. Days of Ice; 11. Mono Lake: The "Dead Sea" of the West; 12. The Yosemite "Problem"; 13. The Mountains Tremble; Coda; Glossary.