Sign-In
Cart
California's Amazing Geology
Hardcover
Currently unavailable to order
Please enter your email and a message will be sent to you when this product becomes available on our website.
ISBN13: 9781032294957
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: Mar 21 2024
Pages: 386
Language: English
California has some of the most distinctive and unique geology in the United States. It is the only state with all three types of plate boundaries, an extraordinary history of earthquakes and volcanoes, and many rocks and minerals found nowhere else. The Golden State includes both the highest and lowest points in the continental US and practically every conceivable geological feature known. This book discusses not only the important geologic features of each region in California but also the complex geologic four-dimensional puzzle of how California was assembled, beginning over two billion years ago. The author provides an up-to-date and authoritative review of the geology and geomorphology of each geologic province, as well as recent revelations of the tectonic history of California's past. There are separate chapters on some of California's distinctive geologic resources, including gold, oil, water, coastlines, and fossils. An introductory section describes basic rock and mineral types and fundamental aspects of plate tectonics, so that students and other readers can make sense of the bizarre, wild, and crazy jigsaw puzzle that is California's geological history.
In this second edition, the book has an entirely new final section, California's Environmental Hazards and Challenges, with new chapters on California's landslides, air and water pollution, renewable energy, and the future of climate change in California.
Key Features
- Thoroughly updates the market-leading textbook on California's geology
- Is written by an author with 30 years of teaching geology and leading field trips in California
- Introduces California's unique geological history
- Covers fundamentals of geology
- Characterizes specific geographical regions of California
- Describes major geological resources of California
- Summarizes the paleontology of California
- Reviews the likely impact of climate change on California's environment
Related Titles
Hollocher, K. A Pictorial Guide to Metamorphic Rocks in the Field (ISBN 978-11380-2630-8)
Glavovic, B. et al. Climate Change and the Coast: Building Resilient Communities (ISBN 978-04154-6487-1)
Also from
Prothero, Donald R.
The Story of Earth's Climate in 25 Discoveries: How Scientists Found the Connections Between Climate and Life
Prothero, Donald R.
Hardcover
Abominable Science!: Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and Other Famous Cryptids
Prothero, Donald R.
Loxton, Daniel
Paperback
Abominable Science!: Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and Other Famous Cryptids
Prothero, Donald R.
Loxton, Daniel
Hardcover
The Story of the Earth in 25 Rocks: Tales of Important Geological Puzzles and the People Who Solved Them
Prothero, Donald R.
Paperback
The Story of the Dinosaurs in 25 Discoveries: Amazing Fossils and the People Who Found Them
Prothero, Donald R.
Paperback
The Story of the Dinosaurs in 25 Discoveries: Amazing Fossils and the People Who Found Them
Prothero, Donald R.
Hardcover
The Story of Evolution in 25 Discoveries: The Evidence and the People Who Found It
Prothero, Donald R.
Paperback
Evolution of the Ammonoids
Prothero, Donald R.
Marriott, Kate Lomedico
Bartholomew, Alexander
Paperback
Evolution of the Ammonoids
Prothero, Donald R.
Marriott, Kate Lomedico
Bartholomew, Alexander
Hardcover
The Story of Evolution in 25 Discoveries: The Evidence and the People Who Found It
Prothero, Donald R.
Hardcover
Also in
Geology
When the Ice Is Gone: What a Greenland Ice Core Reveals about Earth's Tumultuous History and Perilous Future
Bierman, Paul
Hardcover
Crystals for Beginners: The Guide to Get Started with the Healing Power of Crystals
Frazier, Karen
Paperback
Rockhounding: A Beginner's Guide to Rock Hunting Around Lake Michigan
Wack, Scot
Wack, Jennifer
Paperback
The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us
Brusatte, Steve
Paperback
Crystalpedia: The Wisdom, History, and Healing Power of More Than 180 Sacred Stones a Crystal Book
Perrakis, Athena
Paperback
Adventures in Volcanoland: What Volcanoes Tell Us about the World and Ourselves
Mather, Tamsin
Hardcover
White Light: The Elemental Role of Phosphorus-In Our Cells, in Our Food, and in Our World
Lohmann, Jack
Hardcover
Rock Painting for Beginners: A Complete Guide to Techniques and Supplies with 50 Original Designs to Inspire You
Rechl, Christine
Hardcover
Rocks & Minerals of Washington and Oregon: A Field Guide to the Evergreen and Beaver States
Lynch, Bob
Lynch, Dan R.
Paperback
The Secret Lives of Bats: My Adventures with the World's Most Misunderstood Mammals
Tuttle, Merlin
Paperback
Rocks & Minerals of the Pacific Coast: Your Way to Easily Identify Rocks & Minerals
Lynch, Dan R.
Lynch, Bob
Paperback
Niagara Falls: Survivor of the Ice Age: The Natural History of the Niagara River and its Gorge
Young, Paul a.
Hardcover
Rocks, Gems and Minerals: A Fully Illustrated, Authoritative and Easy-To-Use Guide
Zim, Herbert S.
Shaffer, Paul R.
Paperback
Agate Hunting on the Oregon Coast: A Guide to the 40 Best Agate Hunting Sites
Grover, M. J.
Paperback
Exploring the Geology of the Carolinas: A Field Guide to Favorite Places from Chimney Rock to Charleston
Stewart, Kevin G.
Roberson, Mary-Russell
Paperback
Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway: An Epoch Tale of a Scientist and an Artist on the Ultimate 5,000-Mile Paleo Road Trip
Johnson, Kirk
Paperback
Geology Underfoot in Death Valley and Eastern California: Second Edition
Glazner, Allen F.
Sylvester, Arthur Gibbs
Sharp, Robert P.
Paperback
Petoskey Stone: Finding, Identifying, and Collecting Michigan's Most Storied Fossil
Lynch, Dan R.
Paperback
Agates and Other Collectibles of the Pacific Coast: Your Way to Easily Identify Agates
Lynch, Dan R.
Paperback
Wisconsin State Parks: Extraordinary Stories of Geology and Natural History
Spoolman, Scott
Paperback
Is This an Agate?: An Illustrated Guide to Lake Superior's Beach Stones Michigan
Robinson, Susan
Paperback
The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us
Brusatte, Steve
Hardcover
Rings of Fire: How an Unlikely Team of Scientists, Ex-Cons, Women, and Native Americans Helped Win World War II
Hughes, Larry J.
Hardcover
The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology
Winchester, Simon
Paperback
Locked in Time: Animal Behavior Unearthed in 50 Extraordinary Fossils
Lomax, Dean R.
Nicholls, Robert
Paperback
When the Mississippi Ran Backwards: Empire, Intrigue, Murder, and the New Madrid Earthquakes of 1811-12
Feldman, Jay
Paperback
How to Read a North Carolina Beach: Bubble Holes, Barking Sands, and Rippled Runnels
Rice, Tracy Monegan
Neal, William J.
Pilkey, Orrin H.
Paperback
Rocks & Minerals of California: Your Way to Easily Identify Rocks & Minerals
Lynch, Bob
Lynch, Dan R.
Paperback
Rocks & Minerals of Wisconsin, Illinois & Iowa: A Field Guide to the Badger, Prairie & Hawkeye States
Lynch, Dan R.
Lynch, Bob
Paperback
Idaho Rocks!: A Guide to Geologic Sites in the Gem State
Lewis, Reed
McFadden, Mark
Burch, John
Paperback
Minnesota Rocks & Minerals: A Field Guide to the Land of 10,000 Lakes
Lynch, Dan R.
Lynch, Bob
Paperback
Fossils: A Fully Illustrated, Authoritative and Easy-To-Use Guide
Zim, Herbert S.
Rhodes, Frank H. T.
Shaffer, Paul R.
Paperback
Geology: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Rocks, Minerals, Gemstones & Fossils
Kavanagh, James
Other
Rocks, Roots and Rocky Mountains: A Geologist's Journal: 33 Days of Enlightenment on the Colorado Trail
Eckert, Craig A.
Paperback
Great Lakes Rocks: 4 Billion Years of Geologic History in the Great Lakes Region
Kesler, Stephen E.
Paperback
The Practical Geologist: The Introductory Guide to the Basics of Geology and to Collecting and Identifying Rocks
Dixon, Dougal
Paperback
Colorado Rocks!: A Guide to Geologic Sites in the Centennial State
Miller, Marli
Donahue, Magdalena
Paperback
The Anunnaki Connection: Sumerian Gods, Alien Dna, and the Fate of Humanity (from Eden to Armageddon)
Lynn, Heather
Paperback
The Beginner's Guide to Crystals: The Everyday Magic of Crystal Healing, with 65+ Stones
Butterworth, Lisa
Paperback
Cataclysms on the Columbia: The Great Missoula Floods
Allen, John Eliot
Burns, Scott
Burns, Marjorie
Paperback
Aerial Geology: A High-Altitude Tour of North America's Spectacular Volcanoes, Canyons, Glaciers, Lakes, Craters, and Peaks
Morton, Mary Caperton
Hardcover
The Last Day: Wrath, Ruin, and Reason in the Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755
Shrady, Nicholas
Paperback
Washington Rocks!: A Guide to Geologic Sites in the Evergreen State
Pritchard, Chad
Orndorff, Richard
Kiver, Eugene
Paperback
A Crack in the Edge of the World: America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906
Winchester, Simon
Paperback
Following the Tabby Trail: Where Coastal History Is Captured in Unique Oyster-Shell Structures
Davis, Jingle
Hardcover