Roadside Geology of Georgia by Pamela Gore,William Witherspoon

By Pamela Gore,William Witherspoon

journey in addition to geologists Pamela Gore and invoice Witherspoon in this remarkable journey of the Peach State’s diverse terrain. In 35 targeted and densely illustrated street courses, the authors study Georgia’s interesting geology and display the tales that lie underneath the skin.
You’ll be surprised at Georgia’s geological variety, from its transferring barrier islands alongside the coast to the sandstone ridges in its northwest nook. on the Cumberland Island nationwide beach you’ll locate the ruins of Dungeness, the once-magnificent Carnegie property outfitted of neighborhood mineral assets, and come across wild horses grazing between windswept dunes. In Atlanta, the white whaleback of granite known as Stone Mountain will provoke you with its sticking out “cat’s paw” minerals and stony layers which are sloughing off just like the layers of an onion. within the Blue Ridge Mountains you could witness Amicalola Falls, one of many maximum cascading waterfalls east of the Mississippi River, and Tallulah Gorge, one the private gorges within the japanese usa. And within the iconic Okefenokee Swamp of south Georgia, you’ll battle through the gator-filled blackwater of 1 of the biggest wetlands in North the US.
With its enticing prose and 250-plus colour pictures, maps, and figures, Roadside Geology of Georgia takes you past the rocks to unearth the billion-year background of the Empire country of the South.

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