----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Please excuse the cross-posting of this message. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO DETERMINE THE SIZE OF A POTENTIAL PRESS RUN FOR THE UNPUBLISHED VOLUME I OF USGS MONOGRAPH 32. IF YOU OR YOUR INSTITUTION MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN PURCHASING THIS VOLUME WHEN PUBLISHED, PLEASE SEND YOUR REPLY TO: Linda Zellmer ([log in to unmask]) THIS IS NOT A COMMITMENT TO PURCHASE THE VOLUME. IT IS ONLY A SURVEY TO DETERMINE INTEREST AND THE SIZE OF THE PRESS RUN. A DESCRIPTION OF THE VOLUME FOLLOWS: During the 1880s and 1890s, Arnold Hague and his USGS colleagues spent ten field seasons in Yellowstone National Park and the surrounding areas in Wyoming and Montana. In addition to numerous journal articles, the results of their studies were intended for publication in a three-volume USGS Monograph (Monograph 32) and an accompanying atlas. Parts I and III of the monograph were never published because of budget cuts and personnel losses. The Unpublished manuscript for parts I and III were located in the National Archives and are being prepared for publication. In addition to the text, many tables of chemical analyses, photographs and unpublished sketches are also included. The results of Hague's work in Yellowstone, such as the petrography and geochemistry of the Tertiary volcanic and igneous rocks and the geochemistry of the thermal areas, are still of interest today. Part I of the monograph was supposed to contain a history of the exploration of the Yellowstone region; a discussion of the geology of the Yellowstone area; the Precambrian geology of the mountain ranges surrounding the Park; the geology, petrology and petrography of the Absaroka Range, Rhyolite Plateau and the geology and geochemistry of the thermal areas in the Park. This volume will be published by one of the scientific societies in Wyoming. The estimated cost for Volume 1, which will include about 850 pages of text, tables, illustration and commentary, will be about $80 (including postage and handling).