Discovering the geology of Baja California : six hikes on the southern gulf coast /
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| Author / Creator: | Johnson, Markes E. |
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| Imprint: | Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, c2002. |
| Description: | xx, 220 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4729194 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Ancient Shorelines and the Meanings of Landscape
- Feature. Nicolaus Steno and the First Laws of Stratigraphy
- 2. South Shore: Playa La Palmita on Bahia Santa Ines
- Feature. Benoit de Maillet and the Diminution of the Sea
- 3. East Shore: Puntas Cacarizo and Cerotito
- Feature. Amanz Gressly and the Facies Concept
- 4. Near North Shore: Punta Chivato
- Feature. Robert Chambers and the Discovery of Stepped Terraces
- 5. Far North Shore: Ensenada El Muerto
- Feature. Amadeus W Grabau and the Age-Old Rhythm of the Seas
- 6. Mesa Barracas
- Feature. Roman Fedorovich Hecker and the Birth of Paleoecology
- 7. Offshore: Islas Santa Ines
- Feature. Harry Hammond Hess and the Plate Tectonics Revolution
- 8. The Future of Punta Chivato and Baja California
- Glossary of Geological and Ecological Terms.
