Roadside Geology of Nevada
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Roadside Geology of Nevada by Norma Biggar
Driving through Nevada, you may be miles from nowhere, but you are never far from an interesting rock, the shoreline of an ice age lake, or an active or historic mine. The Silver State has some of the most diverse geology in the United States, and much of it lies in plain sight thanks to the arid climate of the Great Basin. Geologic forces continue to shape Nevada, stretching it apart and bringing magma near the surface. Earthquakes periodically rock its lonely outposts, creating some of the biggest fault scarps in the world. With the help of Roadside Geology of Nevada, you can appreciate geologic features along more than thirty of Nevada's highways.
Frank DeCourtenis a professor and chair in the department of earth sciences at Sierra College in Grass Valley, California, and is the author of The Broken Land: Adventures in Great Basin Geology (The University of Utah Press, 2003).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780878426720 |
| ISBN 10 | 0878426728 |
| Title | Roadside Geology of Nevada |
| Author | Norma Biggar |
| Series | Roadside Geology |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Mountain Press Publishing Company |
| Year published | 2017-03-15 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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