Volcanoes in the Sea : : The Geology of Hawaii / / Gordon A. Macdonald, Agatin Abbott.
Here is the most up-to-date and complete treatment of the geological processes that have formed, and are still forming, the Hawaiian island chain. This book is not a highly technical treatise. Rather, it is intended primarily for persons with little or no previous training in geology. Its language i...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2021] ©1970 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (452 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Hawaiian Volcanic Activity
- 3. Historic Eruptions
- 4. Hawaiian Minerals and Igneous Rocks
- 5. Intrusive Bodies
- 6. Classification of Volcanic Eruptions
- 7. Life Stages of Hawaiian Volcanoes
- 8. Rock Weathering and Soils
- 9. Stream Erosion
- 10. Mass Transfer
- 11. Work of the Ocean
- 12. Sedimentary Rocks
- 13. Work of the Wind
- 14. Work of Ice
- 15. Ground Water
- 16. Earthquakes and Tsunamis
- 17. Age of the Islands
- 18. Structural Setting of the Islands
- 19. Regional Geology of the Individual Islands
- Appendix A. Mineral Localities in the Hawaiian Islands
- Appendix B. Geologic Time Scale
- Glossary
- References
- Photograph Credits
- Index