{"title":"New Jersey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFrom the Appalachian Valley and Ridge, Highlands, Newark Basin Piedmont, Inner Coastal Plain, and the Outer Coastal Plain, New Jersey’s geology packs a wide variety into a small geographic area. Discover how tectonics and sedimentation shaped the Garden State.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"392-nstfos","title":"101 American Fossil Sites You've Gotta See","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/strong\u003eAlbert B. Dickas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExamining in detail at least one amazing fossil site in every state, Albert Dickas clearly explains the critters preserved in the rocks, from sharks and rhinoceroses to trilobites and horn corals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt some sites, you can sift through the shale in search of fossils to keep; at other sites, you can watch professionals excavate museum-quality specimens. The entertaining introduction discusses the history of paleontology, including nineteenth-century arguments about the age of Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDickas also provides a short history of life on Earth, from microbes in 3-billion-year-old chert to massive mammals of the Pleistocene ice ages. Contained within the last 541 million years are the Cambrian explosion, the age of crinoids, and five mass extinctions, including the one that wiped out the dinosaurs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis compendium of 101 fossil sites is the companion volume to the hugely popular \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.geosociety.org\/products\/370-nstusgeo?_pos=3\u0026amp;_sid=fe9056524\u0026amp;_ss=r\" title=\"link to 101 american geo-sites\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e101 American Geo-Sites You've Gotta See\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, published in 2012. Amply illustrated with photographs and written in a clear yet playful prose, \u003cem\u003e101 American Fossil Sites You've Gotta See\u003c\/em\u003e will entertain and inform amateur and seasoned fossil buffs, whether from an armchair or in the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This book is a useful collection of information presented in a concise, well-illustrated form.\" \u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003eCallan Bentley, Mountain Beltway, AGU Blogosphere\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003eBorn in Ohio, Albert B. Dickas earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Miami University (Oxford, OH). After serving in the US Navy, he obtained a PhD at Michigan State University, then worked in the petroleum industry for awhile before joining the faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Superior, where he taught for thirty-one years and founded an environmental research center. Today he lives on the crest of Brush Mountain in southwest Virginia, where he continues to engage in research and plan travel excursion in his quest for new and interesting geo-sites on all seven continents. He is the author of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.geosociety.org\/products\/370-nstusgeo?_pos=2\u0026amp;_sid=1aafe3d19\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e101 American Geo-Sites You’ve Gotta See\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, as well as \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.geosociety.org\/products\/387-grkva?_pos=2\u0026amp;_sid=0ce141318\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eVirginia \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.geosociety.org\/products\/387-grkva?_pos=2\u0026amp;_sid=0ce141318\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRocks! A Guide to Geologic Sites in the Old Dominion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.geosociety.org\/products\/376-grkoh?_pos=3\u0026amp;_sid=269c7dec9\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eOhio Rocks!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePub Date: \u003c\/strong\u003e3\/10\/2018\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780878426812\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages: \u003c\/strong\u003e254\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e8.375 x 9\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat: \u003c\/strong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Code: \u003c\/strong\u003e392-NSTFOS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Category: \u003c\/strong\u003eGeneral Interest\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46519816454373,"sku":"392-nstfos","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/4070\/8325\/files\/392-NSTFOS_309ae4dd-c934-4c1a-bf71-0cb23e74b1a9.png?v=1748360109"},{"product_id":"241-rdgnj","title":"Roadside Geology of New Jersey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/strong\u003eDavid P. Harper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the glacially scoured quartzite ridge that hosts the Appalachian Trail to the spectacular columnar basalt of Orange Mountain, New Jersey packs a boatload of geology into a small area. Its nineteenth-century marl pits were the birthplace of American vertebrate paleontology, bog iron deposits in the Pinelands were used to produce cannonballs for the Revolutionary War, world-famous fluorescent minerals are found with zinc deposits in the Franklin Marble, and the coastal plain sediments contain convincing evidence of the meteorite impact that killed the dinosaurs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis absorbing book opens with an overview of the state's geologic history and proceeds with 13 road guides that unearth the stories behind the state's rocks, sediments, and barrier islands. More than just a guide, \u003ci\u003eRoadside Geology of New Jersey\u003c\/i\u003e is chock-full of insightful discussions on such timely topics as sea level rise, climate change, and uranium mining. Get the scoop on why so much sand moves during superstorms such as hurricane Sandy, and learn about more than a century of efforts to stabilize the beaches along the Jersey Shore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"...Harper offers road guides for trips that will take general readers, avid amateurs, students, and professionals to sites illustrating the geology of the places. After a quick trip through the past 2.5 billion years, he takes the geological regions in turn. There is the Newark Basin with basalt, sedimentary rock, and glacial lakes; the highlands and valley and ridge forming gaps through the hard rock; and pinelands, beaches, and marches of the coastal plain. Informative and colorful maps, photographs, and diagrams are provided.\" —\u003cem\u003eBook News, Inc.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003eDavid P. Harper was with the New Jersey Geological Survey for twenty years and the New Jersey Site Remediation Program for eight years before retiring in 2002 to work as a site remediation consultant. During his long career as an educator, he taught geology at Rider University, Mercer County Community College, and New Jersey City University and served as President of the Geological Association of New Jersey.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.geosociety.org\/collections\/sale-books-public-science-books-at-30-off\" title=\"link to public science bargain books\"\u003eCheck to see if there is a bargain edition of this book available\u003c\/a\u003e. 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