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Stratigraphy And Sedimentation Of The Spencer Formation In Yamhill And Washington Counties, Oregon, Fathi Ayoub Al-Azzaby
Stratigraphy And Sedimentation Of The Spencer Formation In Yamhill And Washington Counties, Oregon, Fathi Ayoub Al-Azzaby
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The Spencer Formation in Yamhill and Washington Counties, Oregon, is exposed in a narrow belt 27 km long, from 1/4 to 3 km wide and with a maximum thickness of about 400 m. The formation is composed entirely of sandstone with interbedded thin layers of mudstone in the uppermost member. The sedimentary structure and paleoecology indicate a shallow marine depositional environment. The upper member of the Spencer Formation contains more quartz, plagioclase, and hornblende than does the lower member, but K-feldspar is less than that of the lower member. Shallower water conditions for the deposition of the upper member are …