The Mount Edgecumbe volcanic field : a geologic history / [author, Jim Riehle].

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Riehle, J. R., author.

Contributor:

United States. Forest Service. Alaska Region, issuing body.

Geological Survey (U.S.), issuing body.

Series:

R10-RG ; 114.

R10-RG ; 114

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mount Edgecumbe (Alaska)--History.

Mount Edgecumbe (Alaska).

Volcanoes--Alaska--Kruzof Island--History.

Volcanoes.

Sediments (Geology)--Alaska--Kruzof Island--History.

Sediments (Geology).

Alaska--Kruzof Island.

Alaska--Mount Edgecumbe.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

1 online resource (42 pages) : color illustrations, maps (some color).

Place of Publication:

[Anchorage, Alaska?] : U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Alaska Region : U.S. Geological Survey, [1996]

Summary:

"For the reader who has an interest - but not necessarily a background - in geology. The booklet includes information that will help hikers understand significant features of the Mount Edgecumbe Trail from the east shore of Kruzof Island to the summit of Mount Edgecumbe."

Contents:

Introduction

Regional setting: what has caused the volcanic activity?

Stage one: Early basalt eruptions of the Mount Edgecumbe volcanic field

Stage two: Different lavas erupted near the center of the volcanic field

Stage three: More recent explosive eruptions of ash and pumice

Significance of the ash eruptions

How the geology of Mount Edgecumbe influences its vegetation

The Mount Edgecumbe trail

Maps

A brief history of the hiking trail

Glossary of geologic terms

Endnotes.

Notes:

Cover title.

"November 1996"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 41-42).

Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.

Print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Riehle, J.R. Mount Edgecumbe volcanic field.

OCLC:

681363697

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