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Parks and plates : the geology of our national parks, monuments, and seashores / Robert J. Lillie.
- Title
- Parks and plates : the geology of our national parks, monuments, and seashores / Robert J. Lillie.
- Author
- Lillie, Robert J., 1952-
- Publication
- New York : W.W. Norton, c2005.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | QE511.4 .L55 2005 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xv, 298 p. : col. ill., col. maps; 28 cm.
- Summary
- "Geologist Robert J. Lillie explains volcanoes and glaciers, mountains and caves, shorelines and cliffs, salt flats and geysers, and canyons and rifts in profusely illustrated pages containing a wealth of color photographs and richly annotated figures."--Jacket.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Textbooks
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Plate tectonics -- Geologic features and processes -- Continental rifts -- Passive continental margins -- Subduction zones -- Collisional mountain ranges -- San Andreas and other transform boundaries -- Oceanic hotspots -- Hotspots beneath continental crust -- North American Craton -- Accreted terranes.
- ISBN
- 0393924076 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- ^^2005040531
- OCLC
- 57506621
- SCSB-10203776
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library