Geologic
Trips:
Sierra
Nevada
By:
Konigsmark, Ted
Pub Date: 2003
Publisher: Bored Feet Press
Binding: Trade Paper
Pages: 319
ISBN: 0966131657
List Price: $17.50 |
 |
If
you have ever wondered how the rocks and scenery of the
Sierra
Nevada
were formed, take this geologic guide along on your next trip. Written for the non-geologist,
it describes 116 of the
best-known geologic and scenic attractions of the Sierra. |
Geologic
History of the Feather River Country, California
By: Durrell, Cordell
Pub Date: 1987
Publisher: University of California
Binding: Trade Paper
Pages: 337
ISBN: 0520056914
List Price: $42.95 |
 |
This
book covers 400 million years of physical evolution in a language
understandable to nonscientists, tracing the volcanic activity, the
folding and building of mountains, the breaking of blocks along fault
lines, and the work of erosion and glaciers that have created today’s
dramatic landscape. |
Roadside Geology of Northern California
By: Alt, David and Hyndman, Donald
Pub Date: 1999
Publisher: Mountain Press Publishing Co.
Binding: Trade Paper
Illustrated: by authors
Page Count: 249
ISBN: 0878424091
List Price: $20.00 |
 |
Roadside Geology of Northern California is written for those
who want to learn more about the geological foundations of their surroundings while
avoiding those topics that only geologists love. Using words and pictures, the authors
describe geologic formation and activity in various Northern California regions including
the usual appearance of common rocks in each area. |
Gem Trails of
Northern California
By: Mitchell, James R.
Pub Date:2005
Publisher: Gem Guides Book Co.
Binding: Trade Paper
Illustrated: Maps by Jean Hammond
Page Count: 160
ISBN: 0935182675
List Price: $12.95 |
 |
From popular commercial sites to those little- known, out-of-the-way
places, this is the most complete guide to gem, fossil, and mineral collecting in Northern
California. Detailed text and maps lead the rock hound to beautiful scenery and fascinating
rocks and minerals. Full-color photos of specimens found at the end of the gem trail make
identification easy. |
Geology of the Sierra Nevada
By: Hill, Mary
Pub Date: 1980
Publisher: University of CA Press
Binding: Trade Paper
Illustrated: by Alex Eng
Page Count: 232
ISBN: 0520026985
List Price: $15.95 |
 |
Mary Hill's masterful book in the
California Natural History
Guide series tells what the Sierra Nevada is made of, how it was and is being made,
and how you might see the evidence of those things for yourself. This book will be of
interest to hikers, wilderness lovers, rock hounds, naturalists, and armchair seekers-after- knowledge. Includes
helpful illustrations and photos. |
