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The Stratigraphy And Structure Of The Columbia River Basalt In The Clackamas River Drainage, James Lee Anderson
The Stratigraphy And Structure Of The Columbia River Basalt In The Clackamas River Drainage, James Lee Anderson
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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 …