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Stories in Stone: Travels through Urban Geology

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by David B. Williams
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Availability:In StockContributor:David B. WilliamsPublish date:2019-08-19Pages:272
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Washington PressISBN-13:9780295746456ISBN-10:295746459UPC:9780295746456Book Category:Science, Architecture, NatureBook Subcategory:Earth Sciences, Buildings, Rocks & MineralsBook Topic:GeologySize:9.10 x 6.10 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCM1J3GYC8

Stories in Stone: Travels through Urban Geology

Most people do not think to observe geology from the sidewalks of a major city, but all David B. Williams has to do is look at building stone in any urban center to find a range of rocks equal to any assembled by plate tectonics. In Stories in Stone, he takes you on explorations to find 3.5-billion-year-old rock that looks like swirled pink-and-black taffy, a gas station made of petrified wood,...

Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Washington PressISBN-13:9780295746456ISBN-10:295746459UPC:9780295746456Book Category:Science, Architecture, NatureBook Subcategory:Earth Sciences, Buildings, Rocks & MineralsBook Topic:GeologySize:9.10 x 6.10 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCM1J3GYC8

David B. Williams is a freelance writer focused on the intersection of people and the natural world. He is the author or coauthor of six books, including Too High and Too Steep: Reshaping Seattle's Topography and Cairns: Messengers in Stone. He lives in Seattle.


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