A scientific guide to: Mono's changing geology. [Mammoth Lakes, California: Mammoth Publishing and Advertising Corp., 1982.]. 37 cm, pp. [1] 2-24, 24 illustrations, 10 maps and diagrams, pictorial self wrappers, tabloid newspaper format. First edition. A series of articles about the seismic and volcanic history of the eastern Sierra Nevada in the southern Mono county region inspired by the 1980 earthquakes at Mammoth and the placement of Mammoth on a "Stage I" volcanic alert by the United States Geological Survey. Includes "On Earthquakes" by Dr. Alan Ryall, "Mono's Geologic History" by Al Leydecker, "The Official USGS Explanation," extracts from the USGS's 1982 Circular 877, "Potential Hazards from Future Volcanic Eruptions in the Long Valley-Mono Lake Area, East-Central California and Southwest Nevada: A Preliminary Assessment," a survey of scientific studies ongoing since 1974, and other material. Newsprint a bit tanned, else a fine copy. (#138987).
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