The Silver State is home to some of the most diverse geology in the United States, and you're bound to stumble across plenty of fascinating rocks in with Roadside Geology of Nevada as your guide.
- Go along 30 of Nevada's highways and roads, where you'll discover limestone caverns, fossil beds, granitic shores, tufa towers, canyons, Jurassic sandstone, badlands and more
- Includes expert information describing Nevada's geologic features, when they formed, what they mean and how they fit into the history of the Earth
- Also includes an assortment of helpful photos, maps and figures to guide you along the way
Made in USA.
From the publisher: Driving through Nevada, you may be miles from nowhere, but you are never far from an interesting rock, the shoreline of an ice age lake, or an active or historic mine. The Silver State has some of the most diverse geology in the United States, and much of it lies in plain sight, thanks to the arid climate of the Great Basin. Geologic forces continue to shape Nevada, stretching it apart and bringing magma near the surface. Earthquakes periodically rock its lonely outposts, creating some of the biggest fault scarps in the world. With the help of Roadside Geology of Nevada, you can appreciate geologic features along more than 30 of Nevada's highways.
View all Mountain Press Mountain West Travel Guidebooks| Best Use | Travel |
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| State / Province | Nevada |
| Format | Paperback |
| Dimensions | 6 x 9 inches |
| Author(s) | Frank DeCourten and Norma Biggar |
| Publisher | Mountain Press |
| Number of Pages | 416 |
| ISBN-13 | 9780878426720 |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |