Roadside Geology Of Alaska
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Author | : Cathy Connor |
Publisher | : Mountain Press Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
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An introductory chapter briefly reviews Alaska's geology followed by a series of road guides with the local particulars. The authors tell you what the rocks are and what they mean. Useful graphics and charts supplement the text and help you to understan
Author | : Harold Stowell |
Publisher | : University of Alaska Press |
Total Pages | : 154 |
Release | : 2006-03-01 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1602231338 |
The most powerful forces on earth have shaped the landscape of Southeast Alaska. Scientists and visitors from around the world trek north to experience wild rivers, powerful glaciers, and breathtaking mountain peaks. Now, for the first time, a handy guide to the region is available. Complete with color illustrations revealing millions of years of geological history and in-depth descriptions of Sitka, Juneau, and Glacier Bay, Geology of Southeast Alaska is essential reading for anyone fascinated by rock and ice in motion. Written by a geologist with over twenty-five years of experience in the north, Geology of Southeast Alaska will entertain and inform with abundant photographs and detailed drawings. Whether you want to understand the forces that shaped the state of Alaska, or you want to learn the basics of glacial movement, this compact, authoritative book is for you.
Author | : Donald W. Hyndman |
Publisher | : Mountain Press |
Total Pages | : 480 |
Release | : 2020 |
Genre | : Geology |
ISBN | : 9780878426966 |
Now, nearly 50 years after the first book, Mountain Press is releasing this completely revised full-color second edition that, like so many things in Montana, is big. But consider this: no other place in the world has such amazingly diverse and well-exposed rocks with such dramatic stories.
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Total Pages | : 92 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Denali National Park and Preserve (Alaska) |
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Author | : William Diel |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 82 |
Release | : 1991-01-01 |
Genre | : Denali National Park and Preserve (Alaska) |
ISBN | : 9780930931070 |
Author | : Sydney Graham Cannings |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Endangered species |
ISBN | : |
Sturgeon, salmonids, minnows, sticklebacks, sculpins.
Author | : Chris Bader |
Publisher | : Crypto Editions |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Curiosities and wonders |
ISBN | : 9780888393593 |
A primer for those who want to learn more about our weird heritage. This comprehensive and entertaining collection of bizarre tales was gathered from newspaper accounts, participant observations, and personal interviews. Readers will learn about a Seattle man's contact with a group of aliens that landed in Ballard; ponder the claims of two Washington men that Elvis was an extraterrestrial breeding experiment; hear about an Oregonian's extended discussion with Bigfoot; explore Northwest cattle mutilations; attend a support group for UFO abductees in Federal Way; visit two haunted restaurants; and meet a woman who saw a giant shrimp in her basement.
Author | : Montana Hodges |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2019-05-01 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1493034014 |
A complete guide to finding, collecting, and preparing the state’s gems and minerals Rockhounding Alaska is a must-have book for collecting rocks, minerals, and fossils in the Last Frontier. This guidebook features an overview of the state’s geologic history as well as a site-by-site guide to seventy-five collecting locations that stretch from Kodiak Island to the Arctic Circle, with treasures ranging from ancient fossilized sea creatures to precious gems and gold nuggets. A complete and accurate guidebook to the state’s vast riches, Rockhounding Alaska is the ideal resource for rockhounds of all ages and experience levels. Look inside to find: • Maps and detailed site descriptions with directions and GPS coordinates • Suggested tools and techniques • Land-use regulations and legal restrictions • Contact information for land managers • Additional information on rock shops, attractions, and local history
Author | : Frank DeCourten |
Publisher | : Roadside Geology |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780878426720 |
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. --Publisher.
Author | : Montana Hodges |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 235 |
Release | : 2010-06-15 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0762765755 |
Rockhounding Alaska will be an in-depth guide to the rocks, minerals and fossils legally found and collected within the state. The book will contain a light, informative overview of the geologic history of Alaska as well as a site-by-site guide to approximately 70 collecting locations. Included with every site will be clear concise driving directions, a GPS position and list of major attractions and local amenities. The exciting locations stretch from Kodiak Island to the Arctic Circle and range from ancient fossilized sea creatures to precious gems and gold nuggets.