Prof. Horacio Ferriz' Educational Materials
Geologist, Engineer, Educator, Traveler
FOUNDATIONS
OF
ENVIRONMENTAL
GEOLOGY
Environmental Geology encompasses the design of environmental restoration efforts (e.g., river restoration and mine reclamation), cleanup of contaminated soil and water, and mitigation of the environmental impacts of water harvesting, waste disposal, mineral resource extraction, and energy projects. This book addresses these areas and includes discussions on the impacts of the environment on human societies (geohazards). I wrote these materials in the form of short 2-page chapters to facilitate their use as supplementary readings in Environmental Geology university courses.
I hereby grant permission for these notes to be reproduced and distributed, free of charge, for educational purposes.
Notes on California Geology
I originally wrote these notes in 1980, largely based on the First Edition of Norris and Webb (1976). Since then there has been a second edition of this book (Norris and Webb, 1990), and I have done a fair amount of geologizing all over the state. I have cleaned up these notes so my students of Applied Geology can become familiar with the geology of the Golden State.
I hereby grant permission for these notes to be reproduced and distributed, free of charge, for educational purposes.
1. Introduction and general index
2. A quick version of California paleontology
3. Summary of California's Geologic History
4. Physiographic provinces of California
5. Klamath Mountains
6. Cascade Range
7. Modoc Plateau
8. Coast Ranges
9. Central Valley
10. Sierra Nevada
11. Basin and Ranges
12. Transverse Ranges
13. Mojave Desert
14. Colorado Desert - Salton Trough
15. Peninsular Ranges
16. Offshore provinces
17. Faults and Earthquakes
18. Water Resources and Challenges
19. Engineering Geology Challenges
20. Mineral Resources
21. Energy Resources
