Geology Of The Great Basin
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Author | : Bill Fiero |
Publisher | : University of Nevada Press |
Total Pages | : 456 |
Release | : 2009-10-15 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0874178037 |
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Geology of the Great Basin is the essential introduction to the geology of this physically complex, ever-changing region. Written in a clear, succinct style and generously illustrated with photographs, diagrams, and maps, the book describes the fundamentals of geologic processes, then discusses the physical attributes and geologic history of the Great Basin. The author also offers readers information about specific sites where significant geologic features can be observed. The book, first published in 1986, is now available in a new, easier-to-handle paperback edition that will make it more convenient for classroom use and for readers who want to carry it with them in their car or backpack.
Author | : Frank DeCourten |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Gary L. Raines |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 648 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Geology |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Donald Grayson |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 432 |
Release | : 2011-04-18 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0520267478 |
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"The Great Basin, centering on Nevada and including substantial parts of California, Oregon, and Utah, gets its name from the fact that none of its rivers or streams flow to the sea. This book synthesizes the past 25,000 years of the natural history of this vast region. It explores the extinct animals that lived in the Great Basin during the Ice Age and recounts the rise and fall of the massive Ice Age lakes that existed here. It explains why trees once grew 13' beneath what is now the surface of Lake Tahoe, explores the nearly two dozen Great Basin mountain ranges that once held substantial glaciers, and tells the remarkable story of how pinyon pine came to cover some 17,000,000 acres of the Great Basin in the relatively recent past. These discussions culminate with the impressive history of the prehistoric people of the Great Basin, a history that shows how human societies dealt with nearly 13,000 years of climate change on this often-challenging landscape"--Provided by publisher.
Author | : Ruth H. Buffa |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 616 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Geology |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Genny Smith |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 530 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780520086890 |
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Written with few technical terms, Sierra East is a source book for the layperson and students on university field trips."--BOOK JACKET.
Author | : Geological Society of Nevada |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : David R. Lageson |
Publisher | : Geological Society of America |
Total Pages | : 462 |
Release | : 2000-01-01 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780813700021 |
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Author | : John McPhee |
Publisher | : Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
Total Pages | : 166 |
Release | : 1982-04-01 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0374708568 |
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The first of John McPhee's works in his series on geology and geologists, Basin and Range is a book of journeys through ancient terrains, always in juxtaposition with travels in the modern world—a history of vanished landscapes, enhanced by the histories of people who bring them to light. The title refers to the physiographic province of the United States that reaches from eastern Utah to eastern California, a silent world of austere beauty, of hundreds of discrete high mountain ranges that are green with junipers and often white with snow. The terrain becomes the setting for a lyrical evocation of the science of geology, with important digressions into the plate-tectonics revolution and the history of the geologic time scale.
Author | : Frank DeCourten |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2022-02-28 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781647690496 |
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Many people appreciate the stunning vistas of the Great Basin desert; understanding the region's geological past can provide a deeper way to know and admire this landscape. In The Great Basin Seafloor, Frank DeCourten immerses readers in a time when the Basin was covered by a vast ocean in which volcanoes exploded and sea life flourished. Written for a nontechnical audience, this book interprets the rock record left by more than 500 million years of oceanic activity, when mud and sand accumulated and solidified to produce today's Great Basin across parts of modern Utah, Nevada, and California. DeCourten deciphers clues within exposed slopes and canyons to reconstruct the vanished seafloor and its volcanic events and examines fossils to reveal once-thriving ancient marine communities. Supplemental material is available online to serve as a field guide for readers wishing to explore this ancient ocean themselves as they travel through the region.