Yosemite in Depth: Geology

The references listed on this page can provide further information about Yosemite National Park and the topics discussed in this Geology section.

Reference Materials

Books

Science Framework for California Public Schools: Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve
Chapter on Earth Sciences, Geology and Natural Resources
Call California Dept of Education for ordering information: (916)445-1260.

General Geology and Plate Tectonics

This Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate Tectonics
Jacquelyne Kious and Robert I. Tilling
USGS Information Services
Box 25286, Building 810, Denver Federal Center
Denver, CO 80225 (303)202-4700

Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology, fifth edition
Edward J. Tarbuck and Frederick K. Lutgens
1996 by Prentice-Hall Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458

California Geology
Deborah R. Harden
1998 by Prentice-Hall Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458

Formation of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and Yosemite Valley

The Geologic Story of Yosemite National Park
N. King Huber

The Incomparable Valley
Francois Matthes

Domes, Cliffs Waterfalls, A Brief Geology of Yosemite Valley
William. R. Jones

Geology of the Sierra Nevada
Mary Hill

Geology of the Mono Basin
Timothy Tierney

Roadside Geology of Northern California
David D. Alt and Donald W. Hyndman

Rocks and Minerals

Eyewitness Handbooks: Rocks and Minerals
Chris Pellant

The Magic School Bus: Inside the Earth
Joanna Cole

Peterson Field Guides: Rocks and Minerals
Frederick H. Pough

Ranger Rick’s Naturescope, Geology: The Active Earth
National Wildlife Federation
1400 16th. St. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036-2266

Rock and Mineral Samples

Burminco Rocks and Minerals
128 S. Encinitas, Monrovia, CA 91016
(818)358-7855

Carolina Biological Supply Company
2700 York Rd., Burlington, N.C. 27215.
(910) 584-0381

Delta Education
Delta Education, P.O. Box 915, Hudson, N.H. 03051
(603) 889-8899

Ward’s Natural Science Establishment, Inc.
5100 West Henrietta Rd., PO Box 92912, Rochester, N.Y. 14692
(716) 359-2502

Other Resource Possibilities

Aims Education Foundation
PO Box 8120
Fresno, CA 93747
(888) 733-2467
www.aimsedu.org

American Geological Institute
4220 King St.
Alexandria, VA 22320

California Division of Mines and Geology
1416 9th. St., Room 1341
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 445-0514

Earth-Science Education Resource Directory
American Geological Institute, Education & Human Resources
4220 King St., Alexandria VA 22303-1507
(703)379-2480

The Geological Society of America
Earth and Space Science Activities and Resources
3300 Penrose Place, PO Box 9140
Boulder, CO 80301
(303)447-2020

U.S. Geological Survey
Geological Inquiries Group
907 National Center
Reston, VA 22092

Literature

Everybody Needs a Rock: Another Way to Listen
Byrd Bayler

Legends of the Yosemite Miwok
Compiled by Frank La Pena, Craig D. Bates, and Steven P. Medley

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