Description
The writer introduces the rocks of the Sierra Nevada, which tell the mountains’ tale, and explains how nature’s forces, such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, faulting, erosion, and glaciation formed the range’s world-renowned scenery and mineral wealth, including gold.
For thirty years, the first edition of Geology of the Sierra Nevada has been the definitive guide to the Sierra Nevada’s geological history for nature lovers, travelers, hikers, campers, and armchair explorers. This new edition offers new chapters and sidebars and comprises the concept that of plate tectonics all the way through the text.
* Written in easy-to-have in mind language for a wide audience.
* Gives detailed information on where to view outstanding Sierra Nevada geology in probably the most world’s most beloved natural treasures and national parks, including Yosemite.
* Provides specific information on places to see glaciers and glacial deposits, caves, and exhibits of gold mines and mining equipment, many from Gold Rush times.
* Superbly illustrated with 117 new color illustrations, 16 halftones, 39 line illustrations, and 12 maps, and also features a very simple-to-use, interactive key for identifying rocks and a glossary of geological terms.