The geology of Washington and beyond :
The geology of Washington and beyond : from Laurentia to Cascadia /
edited by Eric S. Cheney.
- 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Scope of This Volume; SECTION ONE: INTRODUCTION; 1. Physiographic Provinces of Washington State; 2. Important Geologic Concepts; 3. Overview of the Geology of Washington; SECTION TWO: LAURENTIA; 4. Overview of Laurentian Rocks in the Pacific Northwest; 5. Correlation of Unconformity-Bounded Sequences of the Neoproterozoic Windermere Supergroup in Idaho, Washington, and Southern British Columbia; 6. Regional Fold and Thrust Belts in Northeastern Washington and Adjacent British Columbia. 7. Mesoproterozoic and Cambrian Geology of the Northeastern Columbia Plateau of Washington: A View from the Steptoes8. Geology of the Priest River Metamorphic Complex and Adjacent Paleozoic Strata South of the Spokane River Valley, Washington; SECTION THREE: TERRANES; 9. Overview of the Terranes of Washington; 10. Tectonic Evolution of the Southern Coast-Cascade Orogen, Northwestern Washington and Southwestern British Columbia; 11. Geology of the North Cascades: Summary and Enigmas. 12. Synthesis of Geochemical Data for Mafic Rocks in the Crystalline Core of the North Cascades and Potential Correlatives: Tectonic ImplicationsSECTION FOUR: COVER SEQUENCES; 13. Overview of the Cenozoic Unconformity-Bounded Sequences of Washington; 14. The Columbia River Flood Basalts; 15. The Neogene Eggcrate of the Pacific Northwest; SECTION FIVE: QUATERNARY; 16. Overview of the Quaternary Period in Washington State; 17. Late Wisconsin Cordilleran Ice Sheet and Colossal Floods in Northeast Washington and North Idaho. 18. Late Quaternary Glaciation of the Puget Lowland, North Cascade Range, and Columbia Plateau, Washington19. Quaternary Geology of Northwestern King County and Southwestern Snohomish County, Washington; 20. Living, Working, Dying at Mount St. Helens, 1980-2006; List of Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.
9780295806358 0295806354
4648990 Proquest Ebook Central 22573/ctvctbs6g JSTOR
Geology--Washington (State)
SCIENCE--Earth Sciences--General.
SCIENCE--Earth Sciences--Geology.
Geology.
Washington (State)
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
QE175 / .G48 2016eb
557.97
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Scope of This Volume; SECTION ONE: INTRODUCTION; 1. Physiographic Provinces of Washington State; 2. Important Geologic Concepts; 3. Overview of the Geology of Washington; SECTION TWO: LAURENTIA; 4. Overview of Laurentian Rocks in the Pacific Northwest; 5. Correlation of Unconformity-Bounded Sequences of the Neoproterozoic Windermere Supergroup in Idaho, Washington, and Southern British Columbia; 6. Regional Fold and Thrust Belts in Northeastern Washington and Adjacent British Columbia. 7. Mesoproterozoic and Cambrian Geology of the Northeastern Columbia Plateau of Washington: A View from the Steptoes8. Geology of the Priest River Metamorphic Complex and Adjacent Paleozoic Strata South of the Spokane River Valley, Washington; SECTION THREE: TERRANES; 9. Overview of the Terranes of Washington; 10. Tectonic Evolution of the Southern Coast-Cascade Orogen, Northwestern Washington and Southwestern British Columbia; 11. Geology of the North Cascades: Summary and Enigmas. 12. Synthesis of Geochemical Data for Mafic Rocks in the Crystalline Core of the North Cascades and Potential Correlatives: Tectonic ImplicationsSECTION FOUR: COVER SEQUENCES; 13. Overview of the Cenozoic Unconformity-Bounded Sequences of Washington; 14. The Columbia River Flood Basalts; 15. The Neogene Eggcrate of the Pacific Northwest; SECTION FIVE: QUATERNARY; 16. Overview of the Quaternary Period in Washington State; 17. Late Wisconsin Cordilleran Ice Sheet and Colossal Floods in Northeast Washington and North Idaho. 18. Late Quaternary Glaciation of the Puget Lowland, North Cascade Range, and Columbia Plateau, Washington19. Quaternary Geology of Northwestern King County and Southwestern Snohomish County, Washington; 20. Living, Working, Dying at Mount St. Helens, 1980-2006; List of Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.
9780295806358 0295806354
4648990 Proquest Ebook Central 22573/ctvctbs6g JSTOR
Geology--Washington (State)
SCIENCE--Earth Sciences--General.
SCIENCE--Earth Sciences--Geology.
Geology.
Washington (State)
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
QE175 / .G48 2016eb
557.97