Basin and Range
Title | Basin and Range PDF eBook |
Author | John McPhee |
Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
Pages | 166 |
Release | 1982-04-01 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0374708568 |
The first of John McPhee's works in his series on geology and geologists, Basin and Range is a book of journeys through ancient terrains, always in juxtaposition with travels in the modern world—a history of vanished landscapes, enhanced by the histories of people who bring them to light. The title refers to the physiographic province of the United States that reaches from eastern Utah to eastern California, a silent world of austere beauty, of hundreds of discrete high mountain ranges that are green with junipers and often white with snow. The terrain becomes the setting for a lyrical evocation of the science of geology, with important digressions into the plate-tectonics revolution and the history of the geologic time scale.
Accommodation zones and transfer zones; the regional segmentation of the Basin and Range Province
Title | Accommodation zones and transfer zones; the regional segmentation of the Basin and Range Province PDF eBook |
Author | James E. Faulds |
Publisher | Geological Society of America |
Pages | 269 |
Release | 1998-01-01 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 081372323X |
This volume focuses on the geometry, kinematic development, and origin of regional segmentation structures within the basin and range province of Western North America. Contributions range from analysis of individiual structures to broad regional syntheses, including a map of basin and range structures and tilt domains. Several papers discuss the implications of regional segmentation structures in assessing seismic hazards, hydrocarbon and mineral resources, and ground-water supplies.
Annals of the Former World
Title | Annals of the Former World PDF eBook |
Author | John McPhee |
Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
Pages | 448 |
Release | 2000-06-15 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0374708460 |
The Pulitzer Prize-winning view of the continent, across the fortieth parallel and down through 4.6 billion years Twenty years ago, when John McPhee began his journeys back and forth across the United States, he planned to describe a cross section of North America at about the fortieth parallel and, in the process, come to an understanding not only of the science but of the style of the geologists he traveled with. The structure of the book never changed, but its breadth caused him to complete it in stages, under the overall title Annals of the Former World. Like the terrain it covers, Annals of the Former World tells a multilayered tale, and the reader may choose one of many paths through it. As clearly and succinctly written as it is profoundly informed, this is our finest popular survey of geology and a masterpiece of modern nonfiction. Annals of the Former World is the winner of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction.
The Sedimentary Basins of the United States and Canada
Title | The Sedimentary Basins of the United States and Canada PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Miall |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Pages | 823 |
Release | 2019-04-20 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0444638962 |
The Sedimentary Basins of the United States and Canada, Second Edition, focuses on the large, regional, sedimentary accumulations in Canada and the United States. Each chapter provides a succinct summary of the tectonic setting and structural and paleogeographic evolution of the basin it covers, with details on structure and stratigraphy. The book features four new chapters that cover the sedimentary basins of Alaska and the Canadian Arctic. In addition to sedimentary geologists, this updated reference is relevant for basin analysis, regional geology, stratigraphy, and for those working in the hydrocarbon exploration industry. Features updates to existing chapters, along with new chapters on sedimentary basins in Alaska and Arctic Canada Includes nearly 300 detailed, full-color paleogeographic maps Written for general geological audiences and individuals working in the resources sector, particularly those in the fossil fuel industry
Basin and Range
Title | Basin and Range PDF eBook |
Author | John McPhee |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 242 |
Release | 1981-04 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN | 0374109141 |
The first of John McPhee’s works in his series on geology and geologists, Basin and Range is a book of journeys through ancient terrains, always in juxtaposition with travels in the modern world—a history of vanished landscapes, enhanced by the histories of people who bring them to light. The title refers to the physiographic province of the United States that reaches from eastern Utah to eastern California, a silent world of austere beauty, of hundreds of discrete high mountain ranges that are green with junipers and often white with snow. The terrain becomes the setting for a lyrical evocation of the science of geology, with important digressions into the plate-tectonics revolution and the history of the geologic time scale.
The Gulf of Mexico Sedimentary Basin
Title | The Gulf of Mexico Sedimentary Basin PDF eBook |
Author | John W. Snedden |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 343 |
Release | 2019-11-21 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 110841902X |
A comprehensive and richly illustrated overview of the Gulf of Mexico Basin, including its reservoirs, source rocks, tectonics and evolution.
In Suspect Terrain
Title | In Suspect Terrain PDF eBook |
Author | John McPhee |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 236 |
Release | 1983-03 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0374176507 |
From the outwash plains of Brooklyn to Indiana's drifted diamonds and gold, John McPhee's In Suspect Terrain is a compelling narrative of the earth's history.