"It is the purpose of this paper, through a brief review of the history of Astoria, to construct a framework of the physical history of the city, to place each published geologist in his correct historical setting within the city, and to reestablish his locales so as to be presently...
During the period from July 1961 to September 1963, rocks were collected from 138 different locations on the continental shelf and slope off the central coast of Oregon by the Department of Oceanography, Oregon State University. The sample locations, types of samplers, and general lithologies for all of the samples...
Gravity measurement program in Oregon / John V. Thiruvathukal and Joseph W. Berg, Jr. -- The principle of discovery and the problems arising therefrom / Raymond B. Holbrook.
Fossil woods supplement knowledge of the Succor Creek fossil flora / Wallace Eubanks -- Broken Top breaks : flood released by erosion of glacial moraine / Bruce Nolf.
This field trip consists of two geologic tours. On Tour 1, the Tertiary sedimentary rocks exposed along the Yaquina River between Newport and Toledo, Oregon, will be examined. This tour will start at the mouth of Yaquina Bay where Miocene sedimentary rocks are exposed and will proceed generally eastward and...
The platinum-group metals have been the subject of considerable discussion in the news media over the past few months, particularly because of their projected use as catalysts in automobile engines. Metals Week of August 27 shows that platinum commands a price of $176.00 per ounce, as compared to $150.00 per...
The U.S. Forest Service has published the final version of regulations on the surface use of National Forest lands under the amended mining laws of 1872. These regulations became effective September 1, 1974. Although the Mining Law of 1872 is still largely intact, the new regulations place some requirements in...
Let us travel the 65-mile length of the Columbia River Gorge for a closer look at the rock formations and geology of the area. We will supplement our observations with information from the literature on the geology of the Gorge and try to put together a picture of how the...