Geology Underfoot in Southern California
by Robert P. Sharp

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Book Review: Like Rocks? Wonder about the Landscape?
Summary: 5 Stars

It starts with a six page description of SoCal's geological history, then jumps into 20 sites of interest. A glossary, "Sources of Supplementary Information," and an index round out the book.

Each site receives its own chapter, replete with photographs, maps, geological diagrams, and even driving directions, as needed. I'm not a serious geologist, but landscape features fascinate me. The explanations that the authors give work well for me: I can understand them well enough to explain them to children.

If you're interested in how the land has been shaped, if you're willing to turn off the tube & make contact with the natural world, then this book is for you. One of the best "field guides" to geology I own. One of my favorites, too. (The companion volume, GEOLOGY UNDERFOOT IN DEATH VALLEY AND OWENS VALLEY, is also an excellent book).

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Summary of Geology Underfoot in Southern California

Geology Books

• Subjects > Science & Math > Earth Sciences > Geology
• Travel > United States > Regions > West
• States > California