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Roadside Geology of Southern British Columbia (Roadside Geology Series) (Roadside Geology Series)

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Author: William H. Mathews
Creator: Jennifer Carey
Publisher: Mountain Press Publishing Company
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

2 reviews
Sales Rank: 938566

Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Pages: 403
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 1

ISBN: 0878425039
Dewey Decimal Number: 557.11
EAN: 9780878425037
ASIN: 0878425039

Publication Date: August 1, 2005
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Product Description
More than 500 million years of geologic discord along the western margin of the North American tectonic plate has built the land that is British Columbia. Today, the turmoil continues as the Juan de Fuca tectonic plate inches beneath Vancouver Island, triggering earthquakes and generating the magma that feeds the volcanoes of the Cascades. Roadside Geology of Southern British Columbia explains the province s geologic history in simple terms, covering southern British Columbia from the northern tip of Vancouver Island to the Alberta border east of Golden. Introductory sections describe the geology of four regions Vancouver Island, the Coast, the Interior Plateaus, and the Columbia and Rocky Mountains. Thirty-one road guides, complete with maps, photographs, and diagrams, locate and interpret the rocks and landforms visible from the province s highways and ferry routes. Discover a lava flow that chilled beneath ice, learn how Ripple Rock claimed twenty-four large ships before engineers finally blew it up, and drive across a slow-moving earthflow that has played havoc with roads since the gold rush days.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars

Roadside geology of BC June 7, 2007
Iain Blown (Revelstoke, BC)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

A good review of the geology in BC. You should be a geologist or have a good knowlege of geology to understand it.

4 out of 5 stars

Highlight of 'Roadside Geology' Series February 18, 2007
Langiller (White Salmon, WA USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

Roadside Geology of Southern British Columbia may be the most detailed and information-dense title in the Roadside Geology series. The two authors carefully describe the province's convoluted geology with clear explanations and engaging references to early settlement by Europeans. The reader learns how this magnificent landscape formed and a lot about geological processes in general. It's a great read, even for someone who never visits British Columbia.

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