Volcanoes of the Pacific Northwest
Selected Bibliographies
Geology 118
Joseph Hull

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      Mt. Rainier          Mt. Adams         Mt. St. Helens          Glacier Peak           Mt. Baker
 


Mt. Rainier Volcano

 Anonymous (1994), Mount Rainier: Active Cascade Volcano; Natl. Research Council, Washington, D. C., 114 pp.  MR was designated a Decade Volcano by the United Nations, many studies funded, this paperback gives the background on MR for those studies, very good resource, the best available (see Pringle).

 Crandell, D. R. (1969a), The Geologic story of Mount Rainier; USGS Bull. 1292, 43 pp.  Tourist introduction to MR, but still valuable.

 Crandell, D. R. (1969b), Surficial geology of Mount Rainier National Park, Washington; USGS Bull. 1288, 41 pp.  Tourist introduction to ash and glacial debris, but still valuable.

 Decker R and Decker B (1981), Volcanoes; W. H. Freeman and Company, New York, 243 pp.  An introduction to all kinds of volcanoes.  Very accessible, 5th edition just published.

 Fiske RS, Hopson CA and Waters AC (1963), Geology of Mount Rainier National Park, Washington; USGS Prof. Paper 444, 93 pp.  Very old but very good classic paper on volcanic rocks in MRNP, quite readable, best map around.

 Harris, SL (1988), Fire Mountains of the West: The Cascade and Mono Lake Volcanoes; Mountain Press, Missoula, 379 pp.  Harris' updated sequel to Fire and Ice, with a long section on the 1980 eruption of St. Helens, of course.  A lot of solid information about each volcano, though a little repetitious.  Needs a guide to localities and much better introductory sections.

 Lipman PW, Chapin CE and Dungan MA (1989), Cenozoic Volcanism in the Western United States; Amer. Geophys. Union, Washington, D. C., 730 pp.  This is a volume of selected reprints from the Journal of Geophysical Research, all technical papers, but a huge coverage and a handy reference.

 McClintock J (1999), Under the volcano; Discover Magazine, Nov. 99, p. 83-89.  Popular article about mudflows from Mt. Rainier.

 Pringle PT (2002), Geology of Mt. Rainier National Park.  manuscript in press.

 Pringle PT and 80 other authors (1994), Mount Rainier, a Decade Volcano GSA field trip; Geol. Soc. America, Field Trip Guidebook, 1994 Annual Meeting, pp. 2G1-2G... I have photocopied just the first 6 introductory pages to this field guide, which has a couple of very good diagrams.

Ream L (1983), Northwest Volcanoes: A Roadside Geologic Guide; BJ Books, Renton, 124 pp.  This slim, overlooked volume is actually quite good, gives a broad overview of many of our volcanoes.

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Mt. Adams Volcano

Decker R and Decker B (1981), Volcanoes; W. H. Freeman and Company, New York, 243 pp.  An introduction to all kinds of volcanoes.  Very accessible, 5th edition just published.

 Harris, SL (1988), Fire Mountains of the West: The Cascade and Mono Lake Volcanoes; Mountain Press, Missoula, 379 pp.  Harris' updated sequel to Fire and Ice, with a long section on the 1980 eruption of St. Helens, of course.  A lot of solid information about each volcano, though a little repetitious.  Needs a guide to localities and much better introductory sections.

Hildreth W and Lanphere MA (1994), Potassium-argon geochronology of a basalt-andesite-dacite arc system: the Mount Adams volcanic field, Cascade Range of southern Washington; Geol. Soc. Am. Bulletin, v. 106, pp. 1413-1429.  technical article on Mt. Adams, very good diagrams, the only modern comprehensive paper on Mt. Adams.  Note that Figure 6 gives cumulative volume, not volume at that time, but all the volume up to that time.

 Lipman PW, Chapin CE and Dungan MA (1989), Cenozoic Volcanism in the Western United States; Amer. Geophys. Union, Washington, D. C., 730 pp.  This is a volume of selected reprints from the Journal of Geophysical Research, all technical papers, but a huge coverage and a handy reference.

Ream L (1983), Northwest Volcanoes: A Roadside Geologic Guide; BJ Books, Renton, 124 pp.  This slim, overlooked volume is actually quite good, gives a broad overview of many of our volcanoes.

Scott WE, Iverson RM, Vallance JW and Hildreth W (1995), Volcano hazards in the Mount Adams region, Washington; USGS Open File Report 95-492, 11 pp.  Very good introductory article about Mt. Adams and its hazards.

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Mt. St. Helens Volcano

Decker R and Decker B (1981), Volcanoes; W. H. Freeman and Company, New York, 243 pp.  An introduction to all kinds of volcanoes.  Very accessible, 5th edition just published.

 Harris, SL (1988), Fire Mountains of the West: The Cascade and Mono Lake Volcanoes; Mountain Press, Missoula, 379 pp.  Harris' updated sequel to Fire and Ice, with a long section on the 1980 eruption of St. Helens, of course.  A lot of solid information about each volcano, though a little repetitious.  Needs a guide to localities and much better introductory sections.

 Lipman PW and Mullineaux DR (1981), The 1980 eruptions of Mount St. Helens, Washington; USGS Prof. Paper 1250, 844 pp.  Monster compilation of mostly technical articles published shortyly after the eruption.  Very good resource.

 Lipman PW, Chapin CE and Dungan MA (1989), Cenozoic Volcanism in the Western United States; Amer. Geophys. Union, Washington, D. C., 730 pp.  This is a volume of selected reprints from the Journal of Geophysical Research, all technical papers, but a huge coverage and a handy reference.

 Pringle PT (1993), Roadside Geology of Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument and Vicinity; WDGER Info. Circ. 88, 120 pp.  The best field guide and geologic introduction to Mt. St. Helens, with special emphasis on the 1980 eruption.

Ream L (1983), Northwest Volcanoes: A Roadside Geologic Guide; BJ Books, Renton, 124 pp.  This slim, overlooked volume is actually quite good, gives a broad overview of many of our volcanoes.

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Glacier Peak Volcano

 Beget JE (1984), Tephrochronology of Late Wisconsin deglaciation and Holocene glacier fluctuations near Glacier Peak, North Cascade Range, Washington; Quaternary Research, v. 21, pp. 304-316.  Technical article about the glacial history around GP but has a useful table showing GP eruptions.  An old paper but there's practically nothing else available.  see Porter and Waitt

Decker R and Decker B (1981), Volcanoes; W. H. Freeman and Company, New York, 243 pp.  An introduction to all kinds of volcanoes.  Very accessible, 5th edition just published.

 Harris, SL (1988), Fire Mountains of the West: The Cascade and Mono Lake Volcanoes; Mountain Press, Missoula, 379 pp.  Harris' updated sequel to Fire and Ice, with a long section on the 1980 eruption of St. Helens, of course.  A lot of solid information about each volcano, though a little repetitious.  Needs a guide to localities and much better introductory sections.

 Lipman PW, Chapin CE and Dungan MA (1989), Cenozoic Volcanism in the Western United States; Amer. Geophys. Union, Washington, D. C., 730 pp.  This is a volume of selected reprints from the Journal of Geophysical Research, all technical papers, but a huge coverage and a handy reference.

Porter SC (1978), Glacier Peak tephra in the North Cascade Range, Washington, etc; Quaternary Research, v. 10, pp. 30-41.  Technical article, the predecessor to Beget.  See Beget and Waitt.

Ream L (1983), Northwest Volcanoes: A Roadside Geologic Guide; BJ Books, Renton, 124 pp.  This slim, overlooked volume is actually quite good, gives a broad overview of many of our volcanoes.
 

 Waitt RB, Mastin LG and Beget JE (1995), Volcanic hazard zonation for Glacier Peak volcano, Washington; USGS Open File Report 95-499.  Quite readable introduction to volcanic hazards in general and Glacier Peak in particular, one of the very few articles written about GP.  recommended.

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Mt. Baker Volcano

Decker R and Decker B (1981), Volcanoes; W. H. Freeman and Company, New York, 243 pp.  An introduction to all kinds of volcanoes.  Very accessible, 5th edition just published.

 Harris, SL (1988), Fire Mountains of the West: The Cascade and Mono Lake Volcanoes; Mountain Press, Missoula, 379 pp.  Harris' updated sequel to Fire and Ice, with a long section on the 1980 eruption of St. Helens, of course.  A lot of solid information about each volcano, though a little repetitious.  Needs a guide to localities and much better introductory sections.

 Lipman PW, Chapin CE and Dungan MA (1989), Cenozoic Volcanism in the Western United States; Amer. Geophys. Union, Washington, D. C., 730 pp.  This is a volume of selected reprints from the Journal of Geophysical Research, all technical papers, but a huge coverage and a handy reference.

 Ream L (1983), Northwest Volcanoes: A Roadside Geologic Guide; BJ Books, Renton, 124 pp.  This slim, overlooked volume is actually quite good, gives a broad overview of many of our volcanoes.
 
 
 
 

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