Download or read book Geology for the Layman and Rockhound written by Francis Audrey Barnes and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Photographer and author Barnes updates his 1978 treatment of the area. He answers the kind of general-interest questions that are almost always ignored in serious geological writings and never addressed in many travel guides. He includes extensive lists of further information.
Download or read book Geology for the Layman and Rockhound written by Francis A. Barnes and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Canyon Country Geology for the Layman and Rockhound written by Francis (Fran) A. Barnes and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Canyon Country Geology for the Layman and Rockhound written by Francis Audrey Barnes and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guide to the unique and spectacular geology of Ariozna, Utah & Colorado.
Download or read book Geology for the Layman written by Alexander MacLean and published by Northern Miner Press. This book was released on 1939 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Practical Geologist written by Dougal Dixon and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1992-08-15 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From exploring the basic principles of geology to starting a rock and mineral collection, The Practical Geologist is the perfect introduction to the world of earth science. Beginning with a history of the earth's formation and development, this book explores the substances that compose the planet, movements within the earth, the surface effects of weather and water, and underground landscapes. It shows you how to search for, identify, and extract samples of various rocks and minerals, and for each rock and mineral type there is a brief mineralogy and explanation of its locations. There are also sections on mapping, preparing, and curating specimens, and geological sites on the six continents. Packed with more than 200 full-color illustrations, this comprehensive guide is the essential practical companion for natural science enthusiasts everywhere.
Download or read book The Rock Book written by Carroll Lane Fenton and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most enduringly popular books in its field, this comprehensive, highly readalbe introduction to geology remains unrivaled in providing general readers and budding geologists with authoritative information about the composition of rocks. More than just a nature guide, it is a vividly told story of the origin and development of the earth's surface. Widely recognized authorities in the field of geological sciences, the Fentons answer real questions asked by teachers, students, and other "rock hounds" about rock hunting and collecting, field methods, equipment, and ways of cataloging rock samples.
Download or read book Utah and Northern Arizona written by John W. Perkins and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Redrock Chronicles written by Tom H. Watkins and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a collection of geological and climatic phenomena, the earth is a scarred, bent, cracked, and agitated wreck of a place. Nowhere is this more evident than in Utah's redrock canyon country, which is among the most spectacular terrain not only in America but in the world. These extraordinary lands lie at the heart of the Colorado Plateau -- 130,000 square miles of uplifted rock sitting like a huge island in an earthly continental sea, surrounded on all sides by the remnants of once-active volcanoes. Although the Colorado Plateau includes portions of Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona, in no other part of any other state are its complexity and time-constructed beauty illuminated more brilliantly than in southern Utah. Tourists and outdoor enthusiasts by the millions visit and revisit the area because there is no place else on earth quite like it. In The Redrock Chronicles, T. H. Watkins, one of America's best-known and award-winning writers on the environment and history, focuses on southern Utah's unprotected lands in a loving testament to its warps and tangles of rock and sky. Combining history, geography, and photography, the author reports the full story of the region -- from its violent geologic beginnings to the coming (and going) of pre-Puebloan peoples whose drawings still adorn rocks and caves there, from the Mormon settlement of the 1840s and 1850s to the great uranium boom of the 1950s, from the beginning of tourism and parkland protection in the 1930s to today's controversial movement to preserve millions of acres of wild Utah land in the National Wilderness Preservation System. Indeed, the account of that revolutionary movement is told here in all its color and complexity for the first time. Writing from his own personal experience and extensive research, an appreciative Watkins takes readers on a tour of the Grand Staircase of plateaus, moving from the utterly wild triangle of Kaiparowits Plateau, with its erosion-sculptured mesas, tablelands, benchlands, and canyons, to a more welcoming kind of verdant wilderness that sits northeast, across the rolling desert scrubland of Harris Wash, in the red-walled canyon of the Escalante River. The author has spent much time hiking and camping here among the isolated buttes and mesas, and he draws a vivid portrait of the area's highlights: Comb Ridge, a 90-mile wall of 600-foot cliffs; Waterpocket Fold, an even more spectacular monocline to the northeast of the Escalante River, stretching a hundred miles; the Henry Mountains; Hump of Bull Mountain; Cataract Canyon; and the San Rafael Swell, an enormous oval some 2,200 square miles which rises just north of Capitol Reef National Park. But The Redrock Chronicles is not simply a celebration. Watkins concludes with a spirited call for the preservation of the unprotected wilderness that gives the land its character and color. He offers the legislative device of wilderness designation as the necessary means of saving this plateau country that is not marked by one or two or even three or four scenic marvels but by an enormous kaleidoscope of geological diversity whose impact on the senses can set the mind to reeling with every turn.
Download or read book The Testimony of the Rocks written by Hugh Miller and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by Hugh Miller, The Testimony of the Rocks is a seminal work in the field of geology. The book discusses the history of the earth as interpreted by the geologic record. Miller examines the fossils and rock formations and posits new theories about their origin. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of the earth, natural history, or geology. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Rocks and Their Origins written by Grenville A J 1859-1924 Cole and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a systematic introduction to rocks and minerals, their properties, classification, and origins. It covers the basic principles of geology and mineralogy, as well as the major types of rocks, such as igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. With numerous illustrations and explanatory diagrams, it is an essential guide for students and enthusiasts of earth sciences. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Appalachian Gold written by William P. Campbell and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Field Guide and Introduction to the Geology and Chemistry of Rocks and Minerals written by Charles A. Sorrell and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Identifies common and uncommon minerals and rocks from around the world.
Download or read book Introducing Geology written by R. Graham Park and published by Dunedin Academic Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "a book that fulfil(s) the needs for an intelligent adult looking for something that is neither textbook nor coffee table book." Down to Earth --
Download or read book The Rockhound s Handbook written by Valdemar Axel Firsoff and published by David & Charles Publishers. This book was released on 1975-01-01 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rocks and Minerals written by Chris Eboch and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a glimpse under the surface of the earth.
Download or read book The Cumulative Book Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 2852 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A world list of books in the English language.
