Roadside Geology of Utah by Felicie Williams, Halka Chronic and Lucy Chronic (2014, Trade Paperback)

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Arches National Park. Bryce Canyon. Author Felicie Williams, Lucy Chronic, Halka Chronic. Format Paperback. Utahs high mountains, showcasing the results of what happens as the Earth bends, folds, and breaks itself apart, run like a backbone down the center of the state.

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PublisherMountain Press Publishing Company, Incorporated
ISBN-100878426183
ISBN-139780878426188
eBay Product ID (ePID)201633609

Product Key Features

Edition2
Book TitleRoadside Geology of Utah
Number of Pages416 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnited States / West / Mountain (Az, Co, Id, Mt, NM, Nv, Ut, WY), Earth Sciences / Geology
Publication Year2014
IllustratorYes
GenreTravel, Science
AuthorFelicie Williams, Halka Chronic, Lucy Chronic
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2014-007728
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal557.92
SynopsisThis a full-color, updated version of the popular Roadside Geology of Utah. With is spectacular red rock country, to the immense Great Basin, to its high Rocky Mountains, Utah offers spectacular geology to explore and understand., Arches National Park. Bryce Canyon. Zion. When one thinks of Utah, its rocks and iconic landformspreserved in a nearly endless list of national parks and monumentscome immediately to mind. Perhaps more so than any other state, Utah is built for geologic exploration, and geologists/authors Felicie Williams, Lucy Chronic, and Halka Chronic are its expert tour guides. The Beehive State is splitting at the seams with wondrous geological contrast. Utahs high mountains, showcasing the results of what happens as the Earth bends, folds, and breaks itself apart, run like a backbone down the center of the state. To the east, the Colorado Plateaus flat-lying sedimentary rock is wondrously exposed in canyons, arches, and breaks. To the west is the immense Great Basin, a region characterized by rank upon rank of long, narrow, gaunt mountain ranges alternating with desert basins that are among the flattest surfaces on Earth. Roadside Geology of Utah s 65 road guides traverse the states major thoroughfares as well as its dusty, sleepy, winding two-lane highways. With fresh prose and more than 300 color photos, maps, and figures to boot, you too will become expert at reading Utahs rocks.
LC Classification NumberQE169.C48 2014

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  • Great & informative

    These books on the various state geology's are great for easy to read and follow as you move through the lands. The Utah book is great as Utah is so very full of many diverse forms and lands to understand.

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  • good geological maps and crossections

    updated plate tectonic content, tending to "green" side on descriptions and content.

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  • Great book!!!

    Nice!!

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  • Geo. Of Utah

    Very pleased very clean

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