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William Williamson

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y Geology

y Flooding

y Earthquakes

y

Caldera

y Minerals and Ore

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y Formation of the mountains begin

y Erosion

y Ice Age

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y Yellowstone National

Park

y Yellowstone's caldera

y Yellow Stones GeysersImage 1.1

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y 630,000 years ago

y Radioactive dating

y Radiometric dating

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y Regional uplift

y Miocene period uplift

y Earthquakes

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y Mechanical weathering

y Water erosion

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Intrusiveigneous Rocks

y Granite

y Diorite

y Peridotite

y Rhyolite

y Andesite

y Komatiite

Extrusiveigneous Rocks

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y Limestone

y Shale

y Potassium

y Quartz

y Limestone Image 1.4

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y Mountains

y Lakes

y Basin

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y Gypsum

y Oil

yNatural gas

y Helium

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y Volcanic events created the Caldera

y Understanding the earth by example

y Creation of new soil and rivers

y Many different biological specimens

y Detecting future occurrences

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y Murck, B. W., Skinner, B. J., & Mackenzie, D. (2008). Visualizing geology. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley &Sons.

y "Mapping the Biology and Mineralogy ofYellowstone National Park using Imaging Spectroscopy,"Raymond F. Kokaly, Roger N. Clark, and K. Eric Livo,Summaries of the 7th Annual JPL Airborne EarthScience Workshop, R.O. Green, Ed., JPL Publication 97-21. Vol. 1, AVIRIS Workshop, conducted Jan 12-16,

1998, pp. 245-254, Dec. 1998.,retrieved on December8, 2009

y Wright Area Chamber of Commerce,http://www.wrightareachamber.org/geological_history_of_wyoming.htm, retrieved on December8, 2009

y USGS/NPSGeology in the Parks Website, 2002, Barker, 1997, Collecting Rocks: USGSGeneral InterestPublication; andUSGSThe Learning Web Website, 2001, retrieved on December8, 2009

y Yellowstone National Park website, http://www.yellowstonenationalpark.com/geology.htm, retrieved onDecember8, 2009

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y Image 1.1-Path of Mystery, http//pathofmystery.com/Places/Yellowstone-Deadliest-Volcano-On-Earth.html

y Image 1.2-National Geographic's, http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/earth/the-dynamic-earth/plate-tectonics-article.html

y Image 1.3-University of Minnesota , Department of Soil, Water and Climate http://www.soils.umn.edu/academics/classes/soil2125/doc/s10chap3.htm

y Image 1.4-National Park Service,http://www.nps.gov/features/yell/slidefile/geology/sedimentary/Page.htm

y Image 1.5-United States Geological Survey http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/1717/downloads/pdf/p1717O.pdf

y Image 1.6-National Park Service,http://www.nps.gov/features/yell/slidefile/geology/volcanicsigneous/Page.htm