Volcanoes and the Earth's Interior: Readings from Scientific American; With Introductions by Robert and Barbara Decker

by Robert W. Decker and Barbara Decker

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0716713845
• ISBN13: 9780716713845
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: W.H. Freeman & Company
• Length: 141 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.

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Title: Volcanoes and the earth's interior : readings from Scientific American ; with introductions by Robert and Barbara Decker. Publisher: San Francisco : W.H. Freeman and Co., c1982. Edition Date: 1982 Language: English Notes: Includes index. Contents: The subduction of the lithosphere / Toksoz -- The crest of the East Pacific Rise / Macdonald and Luyendyk -- Hot spots on the earth's surface / Burke and Wilson -- The lava lakes of Kilauea / Peck, Wright, and Decker -- Tephra / Kittleman -- The eruptions of Mount St. Helens / Decker and Decker -- The earth's mantle / Wyllie -- Kimberlite Pipes / Cox -- The chemical evolution of the earth's mantle / O'Nions, Hamilton, and Evensen -- Yellowstone Park as a window on the earth's interior / Smith and Christiansen. Physical Details: 141 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. Other Authors: Decker, Robert W. (Robert Wayne), 1927- Decker, Barbara, 1929- Other Titles: Scientific American. Subjects: Volcanoes. Earth--Internal structure.