Sponsor
Portland State University. Department of Earth Sciences
First Advisor
Marvin H. Beeson
Date of Publication
1978
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.) in Geology
Department
Earth Science
Language
English
Subjects
Basalt -- Oregon, Geology -- Oregon, Stratigraphic geology
DOI
10.15760/etd.5395
Physical Description
1 online resource (149 p.)
Abstract
The Clackamas River drainage within the western Cascade Range is approximately aligned with a northwest trending lineation defined by the Portland Hills and the Brothers Fault zone. This area is occupied by an extensive Columbia River Basalt sequence that is deeply incised by the Clackamas River and its tributaries. Two major basalt units of the Yakima Basalt Subgroup, including the Grande Ronde Basalt and the Frenchman Springs Member of the Wanapurn Basalt, are distinguishable in a 515 meter to 550 meter accumulation. Of particular interest is the presence of five trending right-lateral strike-slip faults is consistent with a stress model of north-south compression and east-west extension.
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Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/19681
Recommended Citation
Anderson, James Lee, "The stratigraphy and structure of the Columbia River basalt in the Clackamas River drainage" (1978). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 3511.
https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.5395
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