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Rocks and Minerals of the San Francisco Bay Region

by Oliver E. Bowen

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This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1962. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived.

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Important places: San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA
Original language: English

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Genres: Science & Nature, Nonfiction, Reference
DDC/MDS: 549.9794 — Natural sciences & mathematics Chemistry Mineralogy Geographic distribution
LCC: QE375 .C32 .B6 — Science Geology Geology Mineralogy

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Published: 1962
Genres: Science & Nature, Nonfiction, Reference
DDC/MDS: 549.9794
LCC: QE375 .C32 .B6

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