Berkeley students scientific treat - address on physical features of Hawaiian Islands, Mauna Kea and Mount Shasta
- Author:
- Lyons, Albert Brown
- Title:
- Berkeley students scientific treat - address on physical features of Hawaiian Islands, Mauna Kea and Mount Shasta
- Periodical:
- The Pacific Commercial Advertiser
- Year:
- 1896
- Pages:
- 1,3
- Subject:
- Geology Hawaii Volcanoes
- Summary:
- Lyons reviews the history of formation of the Hawaiian islands emphasizing the build-up from the sea floor and the resulting instability of the volcanic pile. He explains the steep scarps on many of the volcanoes to be the result of catastrophic collapse rather than erosion.
- URL:
- http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85047084/1896-06-13/ed-1/seq-1/
- Date:
- June 13, 1896
- Collection:
- Periodicals