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Fire mountains of the West : the Cascade and Mono Lake volcanoes

Illustrated with drawings, diagrams, maps, and both color and black & white photographs, this volume serves as a biography of the major volcanos of western North America. The book is intended for the general reader and begins with an overview of plate tectonics, products of eruptions and the landforms they build, magma composition, climate, and glaciers. The following chapters are organized by region, and examine individual volcanos, providing information on the mountain's history

Print Book, English, 2005
3rd ed
Mountain Press Pub. Co., Missoula, Mont., 2005