The latest entry in the bestselling Timber Press Field Guide series, Rocks, Minerals, and Geology of the Pacific Northwest is an essential trailside reference. Rocks, and Minerals, and Geology of the Pacific Northwest profiles 100 rocks, minerals, and fossil types found in Oregon and Washington. The content is organised by the most common colour for each type. Each entry has colour photography showing a range of possibilities in appearance and a description of the defining physical properties and textures. Lists of minerals organised by other physical properties like habit, hardness, and cleavage are included, along with identification flow charts. Rocks, and Minerals, and Geology of the Pacific Northwest also includes 40 landscape features viewable along trails in Washington and Oregon that will empower hikers to make observations and interpretations about how these features came to be. AUTHORS: Leslie Moclock is the former curator at the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals. She holds a M.S. in Geology from the University of California-Davis and a B.A. from Amherst College in Massachusetts. Leslie has extensive experience educating the public about rocks and minerals through exhibit design, public lectures, in-school classroom programs, and informal interactions at the museum. Jacob Selander is a geology instructor at Highline College in Des Moines, IA. He graduated from University of Oregon with a B.S. in Geological Sciences before going on to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of California, Davis, for a M.S. and Ph.D., respectively. 336 colour photographs
Rocks, Minerals, and Geology of the Pacific Northwest is a comprehensive and well written field 1guide to the geophysical Pacific Northwest of North America aimed at laymen and written in accessible and understandable language. Due out 16th March 2021 from Workman Publishing on their Timber Press imprint, it's 360 pages and will be available in flexibound format.
The authors have written an information dense and accessible guide for readers looking for an introduction to earth science as well as a good field guide to rocks and minerals. The book has a logical layout: a short (easily understandable, not too technical) intro on general geology followed by the field guide. The authors are upbeat and enthusiastic about their subject and that comes through very well in the text.
The chapters cover geology, rocks, minerals, meteorite and fossil identification, macro-structures, geomorphology, and interpreting the physical landscape to tease out the hidden history of an area. The book also includes extensive useful appendices and resources including a solid bibliography and links lists for further reading, a glossary, and a cross-referenced index.
The photography is simply gorgeous. Nearly every page has full color photographs and illustrations.
Five stars. This is a useful resource. It would make a superlative choice for public or school library acquisition, community hiking/rockhound groups, home library, and for hobbyists.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
