Exploring the Highest Sierra - Hardcover

Moore, James Gregory

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0804736472 ISBN 13: 9780804736473

Publisher: Stanford Univ Pr, 2000

Synopsis

Far more a geology study than California exploration as Library of Congress has classed it (F868). After a brief history of the first survey and mapping expeditions into the area and a discussion of basic geological science, chapters cover such geological aspects the area as metamorphic and granitic rocks, mineral deposits, cenozoic volcanic rocks, glaciers and glaciation, landslides, and geologic structures. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Review:

'As a geologist who has worked extensively on the Sierra Nevada, I can say that Moore's book stunned me with its masterful treatment of much that I knew about this mountain range but so much more that I didn't know. It has no competition and will be a bible to the specialist and visitor to the region alike. With so much material to organize, I am amazed at how well Moore has been able to put it all together in a wonderfully readable fashion.' Garniss Curtis, University of Ca lifornia, Berkeley

About this edition

• Publisher: Stanford Univ Pr
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0804736472
• ISBN 13: 9780804736473
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 427