First Advisor

Paul E. Hammond

Date of Publication

4-30-1976

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (M.S.) in Geology

Department

Geology

Language

English

Subjects

Stratigraphic geology, Geology -- Oregon -- Castle Rock area, Geology -- Oregon -- Grant County, Geology -- Oregon -- Harney County, Geology -- Oregon -- Malheur County

DOI

10.15760/etd.2606

Physical Description

1 online resource. Digitized typeset

Abstract

The geology of the Castle Rock area aids in the understanding of Cenozoic volcanic stratigraphy and structures in an area where these volcanic rocks thin near the margins of the pre-Tertiary basement rocks and structural trends are overlapping. The Castle Rock area is unique in several aspects and is important in understanding and interpreting the geology in adjacent regions which have all been studied, at least on a regional basis. Intrusive ash-flow bodies of the Dinner Creek Ash-Flow Tuff, well-exposed sections of complexly interstratified volcanic rocks and well-exposed faults, and of high amount of erosional relief are features which make this area a unique and important addition to the understanding of the stratigraphy of eastern Oregon.

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Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/16381

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