Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
4. INTRODUCTION xiii
5. 1. THE BAY AREA AND THE PROCESSES THAT SHAPE ITS GEOLOGY 1
6. 2. THE PLATE TECTONIC FRAMEWORK 25
7. 3. THE REMARKABLE ROCKS OF THE BAY AREA 47
8. 4. MARIN COUNTY: A DIVIDED LANDSCAPE 77
9. 5. SAN FRANCISCO: GEOLOGY BENEATH THE PAVEMENT 109
10. 6. THE BAY AND THE ISLANDS 133
11. 7. THE PENINSULA: COAST, REDWOODS, AND BAY 157
12. 8. THE SOUTH BAY 185
13. 9. THE EAST BAY 217
14. 10. THE NORTH BAY 253
15. GLOSSARY 289
16. FURTHER READING 295
17. FIGURE AND MAP SOURCES 299
18. PHOTO CREDITS 303
19. ADDITIONAL CAPTIONS 305
20. GEOLOGIC MAPS INDEX 307
21. INDEX 315