Coast Range Mount Hood Klamath Mountains Columbia River Gorge Upper Grand Coulee Megafloods Volcanism
Full title: From Terranes to Terrains: Geologic Field Guides on the Construction and Destruction of the Pacific Northwest
Editors: Adam M. Booth and Anita L. Grunder
The eight field trips in this volume, associated with GSA Connects 2021 held in Portland, Oregon, USA, reflect the rich and varied geological legacy of the Pacific Northwest. The western margin of North America has had a complex subduction and transform history throughout the Phanerozoic, building a collage of terranes. The terrain has been modified by Cenozoic sedimentation, magmatism, and faulting related to Cascadia subduction, passage of the Yellowstone hot spot, and north and westward propagation of the Basin and Range province. The youngest flood basalt province on Earth also inundated the landscape, while the mighty Columbia watershed kept pace with arc construction and funneled epic ice-age floods from the craton to the coast. Additional erosive processes such as landslides continue to shape this dynamic geological wonderland.
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Published: 9/24/2021
ISBN Number: 978-0-8137-0062-5
Pages: 352
Product Category: Field Guides