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Mount Whitney, the highest peak in California, named after the second State Geologist

The California Geological Survey, previously known as the California Division of Mines and Geology, is the California state geologic agency.

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California Geological Survey

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The California Geological Survey, previously known as the California Division of Mines and Geology, is the California state geologic agency. Although it...

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Geological survey

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A geological survey is the systematic investigation of the geology beneath a given piece of ground for the purpose of creating a geological map or model...

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United States Geological Survey

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The United States Geological Survey (USGS), founded as the Geological Survey, is an agency of the United States government whose work spans the disciplines...

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Josiah Whitney

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American geologist, professor of geology at Harvard University (from 1865), and chief of the California Geological Survey (1860–1874). Through his travels...

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Sierra Nevada

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"California Geomorphic Provinces" (PDF). California Geological Survey. 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2004. "California Geologic Provinces"...

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California landslides

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1996–1998". California Division of Mines and Geology Special Publication 121. "Forest and Watershed Geology Program". California Geological Survey. Archived...

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William Henry Brewer

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November 2, 1910) was an American botanist. He worked on the first California Geological Survey and was the first Chair of Agriculture at Yale University's Sheffield...

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James Graham Cooper

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and naturalist. Cooper was born in New York. He worked for the California Geological Survey (1860–1874) with Josiah Dwight Whitney, William Henry Brewer...

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Mount Humphreys

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highest peak in the Bishop area. The mountain was named by the California Geological Survey of 1873 for Andrew A. Humphreys, the chief engineer of the United...

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UCERF3

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on California Earthquake Probabilities (WGCEP), a collaboration between the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the California Geological Survey (CGS)...

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Mount Brewer

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in California. It is located in Kings Canyon National Park, The peak was named for William Henry Brewer who worked on the first California Geological Survey...

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List of mountain peaks of California

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Mountains of California. United States Geological Survey (USGS) Geographic Names Information System @ USGS United States National Geodetic Survey (NGS) Geodetic...

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California Department of Conservation

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its various responsibilities. The California Geological Survey provides scientific analysis of the state's geology, seismic hazards, and mineral resources...

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Alquist Priolo Special Studies Zone Act

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1) It directs the state's California Geological Survey agency (then known as the California Division of Mines and Geology) to compile detailed maps of...

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Mexican Geological Survey

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Quintana Roo West: Sinaloa, Baja California Sur, Nayarit The Mexican Geological Survey developed a database containing geological mining exploration maps at...

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Mount Whitney

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members of the California Geological Survey named the peak after Josiah Whitney, the state geologist of California and benefactor of the survey. During the...

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Alforsite

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and named to honor geologist John T. Alfors (1930–2005) of the California Geological Survey for his work in the area where it was discovered. Alforsite is...

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San Nicolas Island

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Vedder, J. G., and Robert M. Norris. 1963. Geology of San Nicolas Island, California Geological Survey Professional Paper 369. United States Government...

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Fredonyer Pass

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"California Geomorphic Provinces" (PDF). California Geological Survey. 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-07-21. California Geological Survey...

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Superficial deposits

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of the geological survey are: United States Geological Survey California Geological Survey Arkansas Geological Survey Arizona Geological Survey Delaware...

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Pywiack Dome

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are north. Josiah Whitney the head of California Geological Survey wrote in 1863 about Pywiack Dome in Geology: At the head of Lake Tenaya is a very conspicuous...

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Red Slate Mountain

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seismically active in California which is associated with the Long Valley Caldera. Red Slate Mountain was named by the California Geological Survey, in 1873. However...

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Hayden Geological Survey of 1871

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The Hayden Geological Survey of 1871 explored the region of northwestern Wyoming that later became Yellowstone National Park in 1872. It was led by geologist...

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Clarence King

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mountaineer, and author. He was the first director of the United States Geological Survey from 1879 to 1881. Nominated by Republican President Rutherford B...

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Earthquake

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for evaluating the hazard of surface fault rupture, California Geological Survey" (PDF). California Department of Conservation. 2002. Archived from the...

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List of islands of California

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Central California". United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2014-05-16. Retrieved 2009-05-26. David L. Durham, "California's Geographic...

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