From the Puget lowland to east of the Cascade Range : geologic excursions in the Pacific Northwest

Haugerud, Ralph Albert, (editor.). Kelsey, H. M., (editor.).

Summary: "This volume contains guides that geographically focus on the Seattle, Washington, area within the Puget lowland, and also includes descriptions of trips in the Cascade Range and the region east of the Cascades"--

Record details

ISBN: 9780813700496
ISBN: 0813700493
Physical Description: print
vi, 254 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 28 cm.
Publisher: Boulder, Colorado, USA : The Geological Society of America, 2017.
Copyright: ©2017

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Introduction / Harvey M. Kelsey, Ralph A. Haugerud -- Geology of Seattle, a field trip / Ralph A. Haugerud, Kathy Goetz Troost, William T. Laprade -- Geologic challenges and engineering solutions for major transportation construction projects in Seattle, Washington / E.A. Barnett, W.T. Laprade, J.N. Butkovich, M.A. Anderson, R.A. Robinson -- Grounding line processes of the southern Cordilleran Ice Sheet in the Puget Lowland / Lauren M. Simkins, John B. Anderson, Brian P. Demet -- Tsunamis in the Salish Sea : recurrence, sources, hazards / Carrie Garrison-Laney, Ian Miller -- Mesozoic terranes of the central Cascades : geology of the Hicks Butte complex, Easton Metamorphic Suite, Peshastin Formation and Ingalls ophiolite complex / James H. MacDonald Jr., Joe D. Dragovich, Mark E. Pecha, Glenn T. Thompson, Shanna C. Stingu, Alex D. Maruszczak, Kristy M. Zalud, Scott H. Milliken -- Incorporation of sedimentary rocks into the deep levels of continental magmatic arcs : links between the North Cascades arc and surrounding sedimentary terranes / Stacia M. Gordon, Robert B. Miller, Kirsten B. Sauer -- Sedimentary, volcanic, and structural processes during triple-junction migration : insights from the Paleogene record in central Washington / Michael P. Eddy, Paul J. Umhoefer, Robert B. Miller, Erin E. Donaghy, Melissa Gundersen, Francesca I. Senes -- Pleistocene glaciers, lakes, and floods in north-central Washington State / Richard B. Waitt -- Generation of the Palouse loess : exploring the linkages between glaciation, outburst megafloods, and eolian deposition in Washington State / Mark R. Sweeney, Eric V. McDonald, David R. Gaylord -- Exploring the western Idaho shear zone using the StraboSpot data system / B. Tikoff, M.J. Kahn, R.M. Gaschnig, Z.D. Michaels, K. Davenport, J.A. Hole, A.C. Stanciu, A.K. Fayon, S.C. Kruckenberg.