edited by Eldridge M. Moores, Doris Sloan, Dorothy L. Stout
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Boulder, Colo. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Geological Society of America,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1999
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
viii, 489 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill., maps ;
Dimensions
28 cm. +
Accompanying Material
1 computer laser optical disc (4 3/4 in.)
SERIES
Series Title
Special paper ;
Volume Designation
338
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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One hundred years of geology -- Where it started -- Plate tectonics: coast to mountains -- Water and oil: the vital fluids of California -- Tectonics in the desert -- The modern landscape: mountains to coast
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Accompanying CD-ROM contains a collection of color photographs and images of the San Andreas fault; an animation of the plate tectonic evolution of the western North American margin; an animation of the southeast Asian region;and the Cordillereran Section and Pacific Rim from space
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS NOTE (ELECTRONIC RESOURCES)
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System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: Apple Macintosh or Microsoft Windows 3.x or 95; Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.01 (included)