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A detailed chronology of the most recent eruption period at Mount Hood, Oregon A detailed chronology of the most recent eruption period at Mount Hood, Oregon

The most recent eruptive period of Mount Hood volcano, the Old Maid eruptive period, was characterized by volcano-hydrologic events (hydrologic events initiated by volcanic activity) which resulted in extensive lahar inundation in the White, Sandy, and Zigzag River drainages and produced a lithic pyroclastic flow which traveled at least 9 km down the White River from the vent area at...
Authors
Kenneth A. Cameron, P. T. Pringle

Sedimentary deposits in the northern lowland plains, Mars Sedimentary deposits in the northern lowland plains, Mars

The lowland plains on Mars have surfaces marked by large polygonal fracture patterns. It was recently proposed that the fracture patterns were developed on sedimentary deposits from outflow channels. We support this hypothesis because of the following observations. (1) Polygonal fracture patterns tend to occur in low areas on Mars that apparently received influx of sediments; the area of...
Authors
Baerbel K. Lucchitta, H.M. Ferguson, C.H. Summers

Crustal structure of Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China, from seismic refraction profiles Crustal structure of Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China, from seismic refraction profiles

Seismic refraction, profiles in Yunnan Province, southwestern China, define the crustal structure in an area of active tectonics on the southern end of the Himalaya-Burma arc. The crustal thickness ranges from 38 to 46 kilometers, and the relatively low mean crustal velocity indicates a crustal composition compatible with normal continental crust and consisting mainly of meta-sedimentary...
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Rong-Ju Kan, Hong-Xiang Hu, Rong-Sheng Zeng, Walter D. Mooney, T. McEvilly
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