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050 00 $a QE99 H56 2013
100 1  $a Hine, Albert C.
245 10 $a Geologic history of Florida : $b major events that formed the Sunshine State / $c Albert C. Hine ; illustrated by Carlie Williams.
260    $a Gainesville : $b University Press of Florida, $c c2013.
300    $a xx, 229 p. : $b ill. (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.) ; $c 29 cm.
504    $a Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 0  $a Introduction -- Florida defined -- Florida lost : wandering the globe and finding home (~700 Ma to ~200 Ma) -- The big split : formation of three oceans and the establishment of the Florida basement (~225 Ma to ~140 Ma) -- The carbonate factory cranks up : Florida being born from the sea (~160 Ma to present) -- An environmental crisis : drowning of the West Florida margin and development of the West Florida escarpment (~100 Ma to ~80 Ma) -- Clash of geologic terrains : colliding with Cuba (~56 Ma to ~40 Ma) -- Dissolution tectonics : sinkhole development (~140 Ma to present) -- Sands from the north : the quartz sand invasion (~30 Ma to present) -- Erosion in the ocean, marine fertility, and huge sharks : the Florida phosphate story (~22 Ma to ~5 Ma) -- The finish line in sight : approaching modern Florida and the emergence of South Florida (~2.5 Ma to ~10 ka) -- Epilogue.
520    $a An explanation of the geological processes that formed Florida.
650  0 $a Geology $z Florida.
650  0 $a Historical geology $z Florida.
700 1  $a Williams, Carlie.
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