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Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Special Publications Series. It is hard to be unaware of the earth in San Francisco. Built on rocky hills, the city is surrounded on three sides by bay and ocean that can be seen from nearly everywhere within it.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Trip 1. A Streetcar to Subduction 10

Trip 2. To Fort Mason and Subducted Sandstone 17

Trip 3. Baker's Beach and Fort Point: A Trip to Melange and Serpentine 19

Trip 4. A Sedentary Survey of the Structure of the City (With Side Trips Afoot) 25

Trip 5. Marin Headlands: Pillow Basalt and Chert 38

Trip 6. A Boat Trip to the Blueschist Facies:Angel Island and the Metamorphosed Franciscan 45

Trip 7. After SubductionIs Over: A BART Trip to a Transform Fault 55

Appendix 64

Glossary 65

Selected Bibliography 71

A Streetcar to Subduction and Other Plate Tectonic Trips by Public Transport in San Francisco

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      Publisher: Wiley
      Publication Date: 1/1/1984 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780875902340, 978-0875902340
      ISBN10: 0875902340
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Special Publications Series. It is hard to be unaware of the earth in San Francisco. Built on rocky hills, the city is surrounded on three sides by bay and ocean that can be seen from nearly everywhere within it.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction 1

      Trip 1. A Streetcar to Subduction 10

      Trip 2. To Fort Mason and Subducted Sandstone 17

      Trip 3. Baker's Beach and Fort Point: A Trip to Melange and Serpentine 19

      Trip 4. A Sedentary Survey of the Structure of the City (With Side Trips Afoot) 25

      Trip 5. Marin Headlands: Pillow Basalt and Chert 38

      Trip 6. A Boat Trip to the Blueschist Facies:Angel Island and the Metamorphosed Franciscan 45

      Trip 7. After SubductionIs Over: A BART Trip to a Transform Fault 55

      Appendix 64

      Glossary 65

      Selected Bibliography 71

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