Title: Land of lava, ash, and sand : the Pinacate region of northwestern Mexico /
Authors: Ives, Ronald L.; Byrkit, James W.; Dahood, Karen.
Publisher: Arizona Historical Society,
Year: 1989
Subjects: Pinacate Mountain Region (Mexico) Description and travel.
Contents: Recent vulcanism in northwestern New Mexico -- The discovery of Pinacate volcano -- Kino's exploration of the Pinacate region -- The Pinacate region, Sonora, Mexico -- The "pestiferous winds" of the upper gulf of California -- Recurrent mirages at Puerto Peñasco, Sonora -- An archaeologically sterile area in northern Sonora -- The origin of the Sonoyta townsite, Sonora, Mexico -- Mission San Marcelo de Sonoyta -- The Sonoyta oasis -- Puerto Peñasco, Sonora -- "California no es ysla..." -- The grave of Melchior Díaz : a problem in historical sleuthing -- The quest of the blue shells -- Father Consag's eclipse report -- Retracing the route of the Fages expedition of 1781.