Economic Geology; January 2005; v. 100; no. 1;
p. 181; DOI: 10.2113/100.1.0181
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Volcanism. Hans-Ulrich Schmincke. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg,
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Despite the spectacular nature of volcanism, constantly refreshed in the
media by ongoing eruptive activity such as that now occurring at Mount St.
Helens, and the direct and profound relevance of volcanic processes to the Economic
Geology community, it is surprisingly difficult to direct a newcomer or
student to references that set out the scope of volcanism and its impact. There
is a plethora of stylish pictorial books for the coffee table, and a burgeoning
(if not intimidating) volume of specialist technical literature, but few books
exist that reveal the visual spectacle of volcanism and yet . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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