LEADER 04317nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910464286503321 005 20210622025955.0 010 $a1-282-76283-4 010 $a9786612762833 010 $a0-520-93694-9 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520936942 035 $a(CKB)3390000000006972 035 $a(EBL)922893 035 $a(OCoLC)794663668 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000437078 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11315399 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000437078 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10431401 035 $a(PQKB)10151692 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC922893 035 $a(DE-B1597)519526 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520936942 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL922893 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10676194 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL276283 035 $a(EXLCZ)993390000000006972 100 $a20040324d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGeology of the Sierra Nevada$b[electronic resource] /$fMary Hill 205 $aRev. ed. 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (467 p.) 225 1 $aCalifornia natural history guides ;$vno. 80 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-520-23695-5 311 0 $a0-520-23696-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 423-434) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tAcknowledgments --$tIntroduction: The Ever-Changing Sierra --$tGeological Features And Where To See Them --$t1. 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