The Geologic Story of Mount Rainier A look at the geologic past of one of America's most scenic volcanoes

Page The changing landscape of 12-60 million years ago 3 Thumbnail biography of Mount Rainier 11 Results of recent eruptions 12 Why glaciers? 23 Work habits of glaciers 25 Yeste...

X Absent [1] ¼-2 Light olive Mount 100-150 gray Rainier. W 0-1 1-3 Medium White Mount St. [2]450 sand Helens. C Absent 1-8 ¼-8 Brown Mount 2,150-2,500 Rainier. Y 5-20 1-5 Coarse...

In some places the orientation or altitude of the cirque did not permit enough snow to accumulate to form a glacier but just enough to create a permanent snowbank. Rock debris t...