Windows into the earth : the geologic story of Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks /

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Author / Creator:Smith, Robert Baer, 1938-
Imprint:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Description:xii, 242 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 27 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4259735
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Other authors / contributors:Siegel, Lee J.
ISBN:0195105966 (cloth)
0195105974 (paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-225) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. A Land of Scenery and Violence
  • 2. In the Wake of the Yellowstone Hotspot
  • 3. Cataclysm! The Hotspot Reaches Yellowstone
  • 4. How Yellowstone Works
  • 5. The Broken Earth: Why the Tetons Are Grand
  • 6. Ice over Fire: Glaciers Carve the Landscape
  • 7. Future Disasters
  • 8. Grand Teton Tour
  • 9. Yellowstone Tour.