Category: Landform

California’s Geologic Building Blocks, and the Accretionary Wedge

October 12, 2022

California’s Geologic Building Blocks, and the Accretionary Wedge I have been looking forward to researching and writing about accretionary wedge formation and theory for a while – it’s an exciting geologic phenomenon of tectonics which underlies much of western California. But I soon realized that this one element of our subduction complex geomorphology could not … More California’s Geologic Building Blocks, and the Accretionary Wedge

Physiographic California: Thoughts on California’s Geomorphic and Tectonic Evolution

July 24, 2022

Physiographic California: Thoughts on California’s Geomorphic and Tectonic Evolution Throughout California’s coastal provinces we see the geomorphological evidence of landforms shaped by tectonics, volcanism, wind, water, biogenic processes, and coastal forces. More so than any other, tectonics was, is, and will be the dominant designer and architect of California’s landscapes. The geological building blocks of … More Physiographic California: Thoughts on California’s Geomorphic and Tectonic Evolution