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Characterizing Yakima Fold and Thrust Belt structures that cross the Cascade Range at the latitude of the Columbia River

Creator:

Gordon, Gabriel

Abstract:

In eastern Washington and western Oregon, southwest-northeast striking thrust faults and folds of the Yakima Fold and Thrust Belt (YFTB) and northwest-striking dextral strike-slip faults accommodate north-south contraction resulting from clockwise rotation of the North American Plate. Though present to the east and west of the Cascade Range, the connectivity...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

of volcanic, volcaniclastic, and fluvial rocks in the Columbia River Gorge (du Bray & John, 2011