The Eastern Pacific Ocean and Hawaii / edited by E.L. Winterer, Donald M. Hussong, Robert W. Decker.

Format Electronic
Publication InfoBoulder, Colo. : Geological Society of America, 1989.
Description1 online resource (xiv, 563 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Supplemental ContentGeoScienceWorld
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Other author/creatorWinterer, Edward L.
Other author/creatorHussong, Donald M.
Other author/creatorDecker, Robert W. (Robert Wayne), 1927-2005
Other author/creatorGeological Society of America.
SeriesThe geology of North America ; v. N
Geology of North America ; v. N. ^A665769
Summary This new synthesis includes a section on plate kinematics, documenting the basis for a new interpretation of the magnetic anomaly patterns. It also includes: six chapters on various aspects of tectonics, petrologic characteristics, and hydrothermal processes of active ridges from the Galapagos Rift to the Juan de Fuca Ridge; a section on mid-plate volcanism, including the Hawaii-Emperor chain; five chapters on various aspects of northeastern Pacific sedimentary regimes; and nine chapters on the geology of the Pacific continental margin from the Aleutians to Guatemala, seen from the perspective of marine geology.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Spec. audience char. Specialized.
Source of descriptionDescription based on print version record.
Issued in other formPrint version : 9780813752082
ISBN9780813754659 (ebook) :

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