Main Title |
Geologic guidebook of the San Francisco Bay counties; history, landscape, geology, fossils, minerals, industry, and routes to travel. |
Author |
Averill, Charles Volney
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CORP Author |
California. Division of Mines. |
Publisher |
California Dept. of Natural Resources, Div. of Mines, |
Year Published |
1951 |
OCLC Number |
00684927 |
Subjects |
Geology--California--San Francisco Bay Area ;
Mines and mineral resources--California--San Francisco Bay Area ;
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif)--Description and travel
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Additional Subjects |
Geology--California--San Francisco Bay region ;
Mines and mineral resources--California--San Francisco Bay region ;
San Francisco Bay region--Decription and travel
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ERAM |
TN24.C2A3 no. 154 |
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Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA |
01/01/1988 |
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Collation |
392 p. illus., maps 22 x 27 cm. |
Notes |
At head of title: State of California Dept. of Natural Resources, Division of Mines. Includes bibliographies. |
Contents Notes |
Historical background -- Opening of the Golden Gate / by Dorothy G. Jenkins -- Place names in the San Francisco Bay counties / by Erwin G. Gudde -- Indians of the San Francisco Bay area / by Robert F. Heizer -- Adobe houses in the San Francisco Bay region / by J.N. Bowman -- Old lime kilns near Olema / by Adan E. TreganzaHistory of the landscape -- Geological history of San Francisco Bay / by George D. Louderback -- Development of the landscape of the San Francisco Bay counties / by Arthur David HowardGeologic history -- History of geologic investigation in the Bay region / by V.L. VanderHoof -- Geology of the San Francisco Bay counties / N.L. Taliaferro -- History of earthquakes in the San Francisco Bay area / by Perry Byerly -- Geologic map of the San Francisco Bay region / Oliver E. Bowen, Jr., and Richard A. Crippen, Jr.Prehistoric life -- Prehistoric land animals of the San Francisco Bay region / by R.A. Stirton -- Invertebrate fossils and fossil localities in the San Francisco Bay area / by Leo George Hertlein -- Prehistoric forests of the San Francisco Bay area / by Ralph W. ChaneyMineral industry -- California's contribution of mineral raw material to San Francisco industries / by Lauren A. Wright -- Utilization of minerals in industries of the San Francisco Bay counties / by Charles Volney Averill -- Salines in the Bay area / by W.E. Ver Plauck -- Mineral fuels in the San Francisco Bay counties / by Gordon B. Oakeshott -- Limestone and the cement industry of the San Francisco Bay counties / by Oliver E. Bowen, Jr. -- The building stone and aggregate industry of the San Francisco Bay counties / by Mort D. Turner -- Volcanic rocks useful in the San Francisco Bay area / by C.W. Chesterman -- Clay and the ceramic industry of the San Francisco Bay counties / by Mort D. Turner -- Ceramic education and industry in the San Francisco Bay area / by Joseph A. Pask -- Manganese and quicksilver mineralization in the San Francisco Bay region / by Oliver E. Bowen, Jr. -- The New Almaden quicksilver mines / by Edgar H. Bailey -- Serpentine and chromite deposits of the San Francisco Bay counties / by Francis G. Wells -- Mangnesite mineralization of the Red Mountain district / by A.J. Bodenlos -- Diatom deposits / by G. Dallas HannaWater -- Surface water supplies in the San Francisco Bay area / by Robert L. WingPlaces to go and routes to travel -- Geology of the Farallon Islands / by G. Dallas Hanna -- Unusual minerals of the Bay area / by Richard A. Crippen, Jr. -- Highways and byways of particular geologic interest / by Oliver E. Brown, Jr. -- San Francisco north to Gualala via State Highway 1 -- San Francisco south to Davenport via State Highway 1 -- San Francisco south to Saratoga via Skyline Boulevard and State Highway 9 -- San Francisco to Sacramento via U.S. Highway 40 -- Oakland to Byron via Broadway Tunnel and Marsh Creed roads -- Vallejo to Mount St. Helena via State Highway 29 and the Silverado Trail -- Sir Francis Drake Highway -- Grizzly Peak and Skyline boulevards -- Hayward and Altamont passes -- Hill and valley between Hayward and San Jose.Glossary and index. |