Geologic Excursions from Fresno, California, and the Central Valley: A Tour of California’s Iconic Geology

Geologic Excursions from Fresno, California, and the Central Valley: A Tour of California’s Iconic Geology
Author: Keith Daniel Putirka
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2013
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0813700329

"This volume presents field guides that span the breadth of central California's geology. The trips are associated with the 2013 GSA Cordilleran Section meeting, convened in Fresno, California, 18-25 May. The guides are to geologic localities that are not only iconic, but are also type examples of key geologic phenomena"--Provided by publisher.

Field Excursions in Southern California

Field Excursions in Southern California
Author: Brian Kraatz
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2017-08-28
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0813700450

"This guidebook volume for the 2016 GSA Cordilleran Section Meeting, which was held in Ontario, California, explores varied geological features of southern California and Nevada, including the Mojave Desert and Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument"--

Late Jurassic Margin of Laurasia—A Record of Faulting

Late Jurassic Margin of Laurasia—A Record of Faulting
Author: Thomas H. Anderson
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Total Pages: 629
Release: 2015
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0813725135

"The objective of this volume is to characterize geologic relationships and settings at the margin of the Laurasia plate from Middle Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous, overlapping the time of the opening of the central Atlantic basin, with the intent of assessing the compatibility of the features with contemporaneous, sinistral fault movement"--Introduction, page v.

Regional Geology of Mount Diablo, California

Regional Geology of Mount Diablo, California
Author: Raymond Sullivan
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Total Pages:
Release: 2021
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0813712173

"Mount Diablo and the geology of the Central California Coast Ranges are the subject of a volume celebrating the Northern California Geological Society's 75th anniversary. The breadth of research illustrates the complex Mesozoic to Cenozoic tectonic evolution of the plate boundary"--

Tectonics, Sedimentary Basins, and Provenance: A Celebration of the Career of William R. Dickinson

Tectonics, Sedimentary Basins, and Provenance: A Celebration of the Career of William R. Dickinson
Author: Raymond V. Ingersoll
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Total Pages: 768
Release: 2017-12-28
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0813725402

Through a remarkable combination of intellect, self-confidence, engaging humility, and prodigious output of published work, William R. Dickinson influenced and challenged three generations of sedimentary geologists, igneous petrologists, tectonicists, sandstone petrologists, archaeologists, and other geoscientists. A key figure in the plate-tectonic revolution of the 1960s and 1970s, he explained how the distribution of sediments on Earth's surface could be traced to tectonic processes, and is widely recognized as a founder of modern sedimentary basin analysis. This volume consists of 31 chapters related to Dickinson's research interests; many of the authors are his former students, their students, and their students' students, demonstrating his continuing profound influence. The papers in this volume are an impressive tribute to the depth and breadth of Bill Dickinson's contributions to the geosciences.

California

California
Author: Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc
Publisher: Fodor's
Total Pages: 714
Release: 2001
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9780679004943

Provides information on accommodations, restaurants, attractions, outdoor activities, and driving and walking tours for California.

Mesozoic Assembly of the North American Cordillera

Mesozoic Assembly of the North American Cordillera
Author: Robert S. Hildebrand
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2013-01-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0813724953

"In this well-illustrated book, Hildebrand expands upon his model for the development of the North American Cordillera detailed in Special paper 457. Starting with an overview of Cordilleran geology he goes on to provide an in depth look at how the Rubian ribbon continent was assembled. He integrates the complex geology of the Cordillera into an actualistic model involving arc magmatism, arc-continent collision, slab failure magmatism, and transcurrent motion in both Rubia and the western North American margin. While much of the focus is on the assembly of the Rubian ribbon continent, Hildebrand explores its interactions with North America during the Sevier and Laramide events and concludes that North America was the lower plate in both"--Provided by publisher.