In a guide to interesting geological sites in Virginia, Dickas places the formations within the current understanding of the Earth sciences and the current concerns about the environment. After a chapter on Virginia's geological heritage, he covers the coastal plain, piedmont, Blue Ridge, and valley and ridge, and Appalachian Plateau. Among the sites are Chippokes Plantation State Part: home of Virginia's state fossil, Triassic basins of the piedmont: Danville Red Beds, Humpback Rocks: greenstone of the Catoctin Flood Basalts, Sinking Creek Mountain: massive dip-slope landslide, and Radford University Museum of the Earth Sciences: exhilarating exhibits about life on Earth. The bibliography includes works on specific sites. Annotation 2019 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
