Front Matter
The Search for Calafia's Island: Being a Loose Account of Early Spanish Explorations Off Northwest Mexico and of Certain Myths Pertaining to the Region, with Supplemental Musings by the Author: Chapter 1: Part I. Historical
Gordon E. Ness
Part II. Geological and Geophysical Maps
Bathymetry of the Gulf and Peninsular Province of the Californias: Chapter 2: Part II. Geological and Geophysical Maps
J. Paul Dauphin, Gordon E. Ness
Gravity Anomalies and Crustal Structure of the Gulf and Peninsular Province of the Californias: Chapter 3: Part II. Geological and Geophysical Maps
Richard W. Couch, Gordon E. Ness, Osvaldo Sanchez-Zamora, Gustavo Calderon-Riveroll, Pierre Doguin, Thomas Plawman, Shane Coperude, Bruce Huehn, William Gumma
Marine Magnetic Anomalies and Oceanic Crustal Isochrons of the Gulf and Peninsular Province of the Californias: Chapter 4: Part II. Geological and Geophysical Maps
Gordon E. Ness, Mitchell W. Lyle, Richard W. Couch
A Seismo-Tectonic Map of the Gulf and Peninsular Province of the Californias: Chapter 5: Part II. Geological and Geophysical Maps
Gordon E. Ness
Geologic-Tectonic Map of the Gulf of California and Surrounding Areas: Chapter 6: Part II. Geological and Geophysical Maps
Scott S. Fenby, R. Gordon Gastil
Part III. Regional Geophysics and Geology
Structural Patterns of the Pacific Floor Offshore of Peninsular California: Chapter 7: Part III. Regional Geophysics and Geology
Peter Lonsdale
Stratigraphic Framework of the Continental Borderland Basins, Southern California: Chapter 8: Part III. Regional Geophysics and Geology
Louis S. Teng, Donn S. Gorsline
Geologic Structure and Tectonics of the Inner Continental Borderland of Northern Baja California: Chapter 9: Part III. Regional Geophysics and Geology
Mark R. Legg, Victor Wong O., Francisco Suarez V.
Sea Beam Evidence of Recent Tectonic Activity in the California Continental Borderland: Chapter 10: Part III. Regional Geophysics and Geology
Mark R. Legg
Bouguer Gravity Anomalies and Crustal Structure in Northwestern Mexico: Chapter 11: Part III. Regional Geophysics and Geology
Robert Wayne Schellhorn, Carlos L. V. Aiken, Mauricio F. de la Fuente
Kinematic Constraints on the Rifting of Baja California: Chapter 12: Part III. Regional Geophysics and Geology
Eugene D. Humphreys, Ray J. Weldon II
Paleomagnetic Evidence for Microplate Tectonic Development of Southern and Baja California: Chapter 13: Part III. Regional Geophysics and Geology
Steve P. Lund, David J. Bottjer
Late Quaternary Structural Evolution of the Western Margin of the Sierra Cucapa, Northern Baja California: Chapter 14: Part III. Regional Geophysics and Geology
Karl J. Mueller , Thomas K. Rockwell
Crustal Structure and Seismotectonics of Northern Baja California: Chapter 15: Part III. Regional Geophysics and Geology
J. Frez, J. J. Gonzalez
Framework of Recent and Active Faulting in Northern Baja California: Chapter 16: Part III. Regional Geophysical and Geology
Francisco Suarez-Vidal, Rolando Armijo, George Morgan, Paul Bodin, R. Gordon Gastil
Magmatic Evolution of the Gulf of California Rift: Chapter 17: Part III. Regional Geophysics and Geology
Michael G. Sawlan
Detachment Faulting as a Mechanism for Tectonically Filling the Gulf of California During Dilation: Chapter 18: Part III. Regional Geophysics and Geology
R. Gordon Gastil, Scott S. Fenby
Magnetic Anomalies of the Northern Gulf of California: Structural and Thermal Interpretations: Chapter
19: Part III. Regional Geophysics and Geology
O. Sanchez-Zamora, P. Doguin, R. W. Couch, G. E. Ness
The Opening of the Southern Gulf of California: Chapter 20: Part III. Regional Geophysics and Geology
Mitchell Lyle, Gordon E. Ness
Pliocene-Holocene Rifting and Associated Volcanism in Southwest Mexico: An Exotic Terrane in the Making: Chapter 21: Part III. Regional Geophysics and Geology
J. F. Allan, S. A. Nelson, J. F. Luhr, I. S. E. Carmichael, M. Wopat, P. J. Wallace
Quaternary Vertical Movements Along the Coasts of Baja California and Sonora: Chapter 22: Part III. Regional Geophysics and Geology
Luc Ortlieb
Part IV. Satellite Geodesy
Tectonic Motion in Western USA From Satellite Laser Ranging: Chapter 23: Part IV. Satellite Geodesy
D. C. Christodoulidis , D. E. Smith, S. M. Klosko , J. W. Robbins , P. J. Dunn , M. H. Torrence
Geodetic Baselines Across the Gulf of California Using the Global Positioning System: Chapter 24: Part IV. Satellite Geodesy
T. H. Dixon, D. M. Tralli, G. Blewitt, J. P. Dauphin
Part V. Physical Oceanography, Primary Productivity, Sedimentology
Physical Oceanography of the Gulf of California: Chapter 25: Part V. Physical Oceanography, Primary Productivity, Sedimentology
N. A. Bray , J. M. Robles
The Physical Environment and Primary Productivity of the Gulf of California: Chapter 26: Part V. Physical Oceanography, Primary Productivity, Sedimentology
Saul Alvarez-Borrego, Jose Ruben Lara-Lara
Modern Fine-Grained Sediments in the Gulf of California: Chapter 27: Part V. Physical Oceanography, Primary Productivity, Sedimentology
Jumpei Baba, Curt D. Peterson, Hans J. Schrader
Fine-Grained Terrigenous Sediment Supply and Dispersal in the Gulf of California During the Last Century: Chapter 28: Part V. Physical Oceanography, Primary Productivity, Sedimetology
Jumpei Baba, Curt D. Peterson, Hans J. Schrader
Reconstruction of a 20th Century Varve Chronology from the Central Gulf of California: Chapter 29: Part V. Physical Oceanography, Primary Productivity, Sedimentology
Tim R. Baumgartner, Vicente Ferreira-Bartrina, James Cowen, Andy Soutar
Varve Formation in the Central Gulf of California: A Reconsideration of the Origin of the Dark Laminae from the 20th Century Varve Record: Chapter 30: Part V. Physical Oceanography, Primary Productivity, Sedimentology
Tim R. Baumgartner, Vicente Ferreira-Bartrina, Pedro Moreno-Hentz
Cenozoic Marine Mollusks and Paleogeography of the Gulf of California: Chapter 31: Part V. Physical Oceanography, Primary Productivity, Sedimentology
Judith Terry Smith
Organic Geochemistry of Deep Sea Drilling Project Cores from Legs 63 to 66--A Synthesis of Sources, Preservation, and Maturation of Organic Matter in Quaternary and Neogene Sediments from an Active Continental Margin: Chapter 32: Part V. Physical Oceanography, Primary Productivity, Sedimentology
Bernd R. T. Simoneit
Part VI. Hydrothermal Processes
A Brief Review of Heat-Flow Studies in the Guaymas Basin, Gulf of California: Chapter 33: Part VI. Hydrothermal Processes
K. Becker, A. T. Fisher
Hydrothermal Mineralization in the Guaymas Basin, Gulf of California: Chapter 34: Part VI. Hydrothermal Processes
Jan M. Peter, Steven D. Scott
A Comparison of Guaymas Basin Hydrothermal Solutions with Other Sedimented Systems and Experimental Results: Chapter 35: Part VI. Hydrothermal Processes
K. L. Von Damm
Interstitial Water and Hydrothermal Water Chemistry, Guaymas Basin, Gulf of California: Chapter 36: Part VI. Hydrothermal Processes
Joris M. Gieskes, Timothy Shaw, Thomas Brown, Ann Sturz, Andrew C. Campbell
An Overview of Fluid Geochemistry and Ore Genesis in the Salton Sea Geothermal System and Comparison with the Gulf of California Hydrothermal Systems: Chapter 37: Part VI. Hypothermal Processes
Alan E. Williams, Michael A. McKibben, C. Stewart Eldridge
Hydrothermal Effects on Recent Diatomaceous Sediments in Guaymas Basin--Generation, Migration, and Deposition of Petroleum: Chapter 38: Part VI. Hydrothermal Processes
Bernd R.T. Simoneit