Record Display for the EPA National Library Catalog
RECORD NUMBER: 57 OF 57Main Title | Volcanoes in the sea : the geology of Hawaii / | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Author | Macdonald, Gordon A. ; Macdonald, Gordon Andrew ; Abbott, Agatin T. | |||||||||||
Other Authors |
|
|||||||||||
Publisher | University of Hawaii Press, | |||||||||||
Year Published | 1970 | |||||||||||
OCLC Number | 00098743 | |||||||||||
ISBN | 0870224956; 9780870224959 | |||||||||||
Subjects | Geology--Hawaii ; Geologie ; Vulkanismus | |||||||||||
Additional Subjects | Geology--Hawaii | |||||||||||
Holdings |
|
|||||||||||
Collation | 441 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm | |||||||||||
Notes | Includes bibliographical references (pages 421-429). |
|||||||||||
Contents Notes | A general survey on the geology of the Hawaiian Islands in nontechnical language brought up-to-date (to April 1970). Hawaiian volcanic activity -- Historic eruptions -- Hawaiian minerals and igneous rocks -- Intrusive bodies -- Classification of volcanic eruptions -- Life stages of Hawaiian volcanoes -- Rock weathering and soils -- Stream erosion -- Mass transfers -- Work of the ocean -- Sedimentary rocks -- Work of the wind -- Work of ice -- Ground water -- Earthquakes and tsunamis -- Age of the islands -- Structural setting of the islands -- Regional Geology of the Individual Islands: Hawaii ; Maui ; Kahoolawe ; Lanai ; Molokai ; Oahu ; Kauai ; Niihau ; Leeward Islands. Appendices. Mineral localities in the Hawaiian Islands -- Geologic time scale. |