Roadside Geology of Northern and Central California -
Table of Contents
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I. Introduction
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1
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Plate Tectonics
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1
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The Old Continent
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2
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Tale of Three Trenches
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2
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Modoc Seaway
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4
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Flood Basalt Flows
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4
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Basin and Range
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6
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San Andreas Fault
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6
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High Cascades
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6
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Whither California?
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6
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II. Sierra Nevada
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9
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Subduction and Obduction
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9
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| Stacked Terranes
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12
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| Sierra Nevada Granite Batholith
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17
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| Glaciers
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22
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| Gold
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24
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| Sierra Nevada Roadguides
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30
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| Interstate 80: Sacramento - Reno
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31
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| US 50: Sacramento - Carson City
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36
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| California 20: Marysville - Emigrant Gap
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41
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| California 41: Fresno - Yosemite National Park
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45
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| California 49: Mariposa - Placerville
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49
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| California 49: Placerville - Sierraville
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57
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| California 70: Feather River Road, Marysville - Hallelujah Junction
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65
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| California 89: South Lake Tahoe - Graeagle
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74
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| Lake Tahoe
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77
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| California 140: Merced - Yosemite National Park
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81
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| Yosemite National Park
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84
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| California 180: Fresno - Kings Canyon National Park
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89
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III. Klamath Mountains
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93
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Terranes
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95
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Klamath Block Moves West
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99
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Mining
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100
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Klamath Mountains Roadguides
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102
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Interstate 5: Redding - Dunsmuir
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102
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US 199: Crescent City - Oregon
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106
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California 299: Arcata - Redding
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109
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IV. Coast Range
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117
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Franciscan Complex
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117
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Great Valley Sequence
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122
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Plate Boundaries
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124
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Younger Rocks
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128
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Earthquakes
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129
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Landslides
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133
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San Francisco Bay Area
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136
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Coast Range Roadguides
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147
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US 101: San Francisco - Leggett
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147
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US 101: Leggett - Eureka
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155
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California 20: Calpella - Williams
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157
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California 29: Vallejo - Lakeport
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165
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US 101: San Francisco - Salinas
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170
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US 101: Salinas - San Luis Obispo
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176
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California 25: California 198 - Hollister
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180
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California 41: Morro Bay - Interstate 5
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183
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California 58: Santa Margarita - Interstate 5
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188
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V. The Magnificent Coast
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195
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Coastal Bedrock
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195
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Where Water Meets Land
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196
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Great Earthquakes of the North Coast
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201
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Point Reyes National Seashore
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203
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Coast Roadguides
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206
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US 101: Eureka - Oregon
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206
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California 1: San Francisco - Monterey
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211
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California 1: Monterey - San Luis Obispo
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222
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California 1: Golden Gate - Point Arena
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231
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California 1: Point Arena - Leggett
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238
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VI. The Great Valley
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243
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The Trench Shifts West
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244
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Great Valley Roadguides
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247
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Interstate 5: Sacramento - Redding
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247
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Interstate 5: Sacramento - US 99
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253
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Interstate 80: San Francisco - Sacramento
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259
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VII. High Cascades
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263
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Volcanic Rocks
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263
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Shasta
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268
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Lassen Volcanic National Park
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269
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High Cascades Roadguides
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278
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Interstate 5: Dunsmuir - Oregon
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278
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US 97: Weed - Oregon
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284
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California 36: Red Bluff - Susanville
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287
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VIII. Modoc Plateau
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295
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Before the Flood Basalts
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295
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Flood Basalts
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296
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After the Flood Basalts
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298
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Medicine Lake Volcano and Lava Beds National Monument
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299
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Modoc Plateau Roadguides
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305
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US 395: Susanville - Oregon
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305
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Surprise Valley Side Trip
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310
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California 299: Redding - Fall River Mills
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313
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California 299: Fall River Mills - Alturas
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319
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IX. Basin and Range
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321
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Curving Faults
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322
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Long Valley Caldera
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322
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Desert Landscape
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325
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Basin and Range Roadguides
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327
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US 395: Bishop - Nevada
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327
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US 395: Reno - Susanville
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343
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Glossary
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348
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Selected Reading
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353
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Index
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360
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