Geology of the Lassen Peak District, California
Diller JS. 1889. Geology of the Lassen Peak District, California. United States Geological Survey annual report. 8:395-432
The preliminary survey of the Cascade Range clearly indicated that the point at which to begin a survey of its details was in the vicinity of Lassen Peak. This locality was considered of particular interest on account of the great variety of its lavas, the recency of some of its volcanic eruptions, and the vigorous solfataric action which still survives. It was anticipated also that a careful study of this region would solve one of the perplexing geographic problems of the Pacific coast, viz., the relations between the Coast, Cascade, and Sierra Nevada Ranges. The district has been found replete with a great variety of interesting phenomena, only part of which can be discussed at present. This initial report will be restricted to a consideration of the geologic history of the region as chronicled in its stratified deposits. Special reference will be made to the development of the Sierra Nevada Range and the relation of its great structural features to the volcanic phenomena in the vicinity of Lassen Peak, leaving the particular discussion of the latter for another occasion.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Diller, Joseph
- Units
- HIST , LAVO
- Keywords
- California, Composition, ehistory, Fossils, Geography, Geology, History, Lassen Peak District, Physical Sciences