A fascinating insight into some of the most active geological areas in the United States, by renowned educator, Burt Amundson. Over 200 aerial views, ground photos and maps of the San Andreas, Hayward, Calaveras and Concord faults. Wonderful San Francisco building photography. Geology includes San Francisco, Daly City, Almaden Winery, Hollister, Hayward, Oakland, Berkeley, Albany, Richmond, Point Pinole and Concord. Learn about faults, slumps, creep, land and rock slides, subsidence, and liquefaction. Descriptive narrative with full-text search, earthquake video with custom music, an integrated fault and earthquake glossary, annotations for your special notes, bookmarks that allow easy return to topics most often used, and more. Great for anyone interested in geology, earthquakes and the active faults of Northern California. Jewel Case only, requires Windows and CD-ROM drive.
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Burt Amundson is a native of Wisconsin, who received his Masters degree in Geology and then did postgraduate work at the University of California, Berkeley. He began a career in geology on Iwo Jima, and was then employed by Standard Oil of California for 10 years as an exploration and development geologist. In 1962, Burt began a thirty year teaching career in geology and physical sciences at Sacramento City College and California State University, Sacramento.
The format of this CD-ROM program is a combination of aerial views, taken during a light plane flight, combined with ground photos and maps, and Burt's narrations. The flight begins at the north end of the San Francisco peninsula, with a brief visit to observe buildings in the financial district. Returning to the air, the flight follows the west coast of the peninsula to Daly City. On the ground the history of unstable slopes associated with residential construction in Daly City on the San Andreas fault over a 25 year period will be inspected. Back in the air, the flight picks up the San Andreas fault, following it south to the Almaden winery, with brief ground level stops. Shifting to the Calaveras fault at Hollister, several examples of tectonic creep will be seen. North of Hollister the flight route continues to follow the Calaveras fault, shifting to the Hayward active fault at Hayward, with ground visits in the community of Hayward. The Hayward fault will be followed to its end, travelling through Oakland, Berkeley, Albany and Richmond residential districts to Point Pinole. The "trip" ends in the town of Concord with evidence of creep on the Concord fault.
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This is the section of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay bridge, connecting Yerba Buena Island with Oakland, in East Bay, viewed east from Treasure Island. During the 7.2 magnitude Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989, a section of the bridge east of the high towers failed, putting the westbound section of the bridge inoperative.
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Misleading review, priced too high.,
By dfinn1@flash.net (Plano, TX) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Active Faults of San Francisco & Hollister (CD-ROM)
This CD consists of photographs taken from a Cessina (the wing tip appears at top of some pictures). There are brief, professional descriptions under the photos. CD includes maps & diagrams from a USGS phamplet & the magazine, "Geology". An analogy of "nice project" kept coming to mind. Photos and scans were 3-1/2" by 2-1/2". In order to see the detail, Zoom was required: however, a lot of detail was lost through enlargement. I would suggest a check of geologic sites on the Internet before investing in this CD. Nice try but very much overpriced.
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