Roadside geology of southern California
By: Arthur Gibbs Sylvester ; illustrated by Elizabeth O'Black Gans
Contributors: O'Black Gans, Elizabeth, 1971- illustrator
Series: Roadside geology series; Roadside geology series
Publisher: Mountain Press Publishing Company
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 389
ISBN-13: 9780878426539
Subjects: Guidebooks; Geology
Description: "Since Mountain Press started the Roadside Geology series forty years ago, southern Californians have been waiting for an RG of their own. During those four decades--which were punctuated by jarring earthquakes and landslides--geologists continued to unravel the complexity of the Golden State, where some of the most dramatic and diverse geology in the world erupts, crashes, and colides. With dazzling color maps, diagrams, and photographs, Roadside Geology of Southern California takes advantage of this newfound knowledge, combining the latest science with accessible stories about the rocks and landscapes visible from winding two-lane byways as well as from the region's vast network of highways"--Page [4] of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : Understanding the earth. Rocks and rock formation ; Plate tectonics ; Faults, faulting, and earthquakes ; Geologic processes in desert environments; title: Geologic evolution of Southern California. Proterozoic eon : Gneissic basement rock ; Paleozoic era : the Continental Shelf ; Mesozoic era : subduction and batholith formation ; Cenozoic era : crustal breakup, rift volcanism, and basin sedimentation ; rotation of the Western transverse ranges ; the present; title: Mojave Desert. Detachment faults ; Joshua Tree National Park ; Road guides for the Mojave Desert; title: Salton Trough. Salton Trough earthquakes ; Lake Cahuilla and the Salton Sea ; Algodones Dunes ; World-class geologic sites : Mecca Hills : Box Canyon and Painted Canyon ; Split Mountain Gorge ; Road guides for the Salton Trough; title: Peninsular ranges. Peninsular ranges batholith ; Elsinore, San Jacinto, and Rose Canyon faults ; The old erosion surface, Perris Plain, and the Poway Conglomerate ; Coastal terraces ; Road guides for the peninsular ranges; title: Los Angeles Basin. Formation of the basin ; Oil fields and the Monterey formation : Long Beach oil field and Signal Hill, Baldwin Hills and Inglewood oil field, Huntington Beach oil field, Seal Beach oil field, Wilmington oil field ; Los Angeles River ; La Brea Tar Pits ; San Juan Capistrano ; Coastal region of the Basin : Dana Point, Laguna Beach, Crystal Cove State Park, Newport Bay, Marshes and lagoons, Palos Verdes hills, Redondo submarine canyon and sand dunes, Marina del Rey breakwater; title: Transverse ranges. Western transverse ranges : Ventura basin, Conejo and Santa Cruz Island volcanics ; Eastern transverse ranges : San Bernardino Mountains, San Gabriel Mountains ; Road guides for the transverse ranges; title: Channel Islands. San Miguel Island ; Santa Rosa Island ; Santa Cruz Island ; Anacapa Island ; Santa Barbara Island ; Santa Catalina Island ; San Clemente Island ; San Nicolas Island; title: Natural history museums and exhibits in Southern California.