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Index
Geology of YELLOWSTONE
Foreword
Contents
Figures
Yellowstone Country
A geological preview
Geologic History of the Yellowstone Region
The nature of the rocks reveals their origins
The oldest rocks
The deposits of the shifting seas
The first mountain-building episode
Volcanic activity
A quiet period
More mountain building and deep erosion
Formation of the Yellowstone Caldera
The eruption
The collapse
The outpouring of lava
Final Sculpturing of the Landscape
Glaciation
Running water—canyons and waterfalls
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
Hot-Water and Steam Phenomena
How a thermal system operates
Hot-spring deposits and algae
Hot springs and geysers
Mudpots
Fumaroles
Thermal explosions
Faulting and its control of thermal activity
Earthquakes
The Park and Man
Acknowledgments
Footnotes
Selected Additional Reading
Transcriber’s Notes
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