Volcanoes and the earth's interior : readings from Scientific American ; with introductions by Robert and Barbara Decker - San Francisco : W.H. Freeman and Co. , 1982 - 141 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm

Includes index Bibliography: p. 135 -137

Contents: The subduction of the lithosphere / Toks oz -- The crest of the East Pacific Rise / Macdonald and Luyendyk -- Hot spots on the earth's surface / Burke and Wilson -- The lava lakes of Kilauea / Peck, Wright, and Decker -- Tephra / Kittleman -- The eruptions of Mount St. Helens / Decker and Decker -- The earth's mantle / Wyllie -- Kimberlite Pipes / Cox -- The chemical evolution of the earth's mantle / O'Nions, Hamilton, and Evensen -- Yellowstone Park as a window on the earth's interior / Smith and Christiansen

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