The Geologic Story of Yosemite National Park

Huber NK. 1989. The Geologic Story of Yosemite National Park. Yosemite Association. Yosemite National Park, CA

Book tells a good story of the creation of Yosemite National Park; goes through the different types of rocks found in Yosemite Valley and Tuolumne Meadow areas (talking a lot about the different types of granite); about the genesis of the different types of rocks; and finally a discussion in why the landscape looks as it does today, and the processes that formed it.

Type
Book
Authors
Huber, N.
Date of Issue
1989
Publisher
Yosemite Association
Units
HIST , YOSE
Keywords
Cultural Resources, ehistory, Erosion, Geology – General, Glaciers, Granite, History, Natural Resources, Pleistocene, Weathering

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