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The Structural Controls Of The Vale Rhinehart Buttes Complex, Vale Kgra, Malheur County, Oregon, John Timothy Doerr
The Structural Controls Of The Vale Rhinehart Buttes Complex, Vale Kgra, Malheur County, Oregon, John Timothy Doerr
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The Vale KGRA is characterized by high heat flow, two to five times higher than the worldwide average, and by numerous hot springs. The hot springs are aligned along faults. This phenomena is typical of a Basin and Range type geothermal system. The hot geothermal fluids migrate upward along the more permeable, fault planes.
The rocks exposed in the Vale area are the Pliocene Chalk Butte formation and the Pleistocene beds of Captain Keeney Pass. Both units are composed of volcaniclastic siltstones, sandstones and conglomerates. The units are differentiated by color, texture and degree of lithification. About 200 meters of …
A Geophysical Definition Of A Klamath Falls Graben Fault, Cynthis Ann Veen
A Geophysical Definition Of A Klamath Falls Graben Fault, Cynthis Ann Veen
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Four geophysical methods, along with well logs and outcrop data, were used in determining the location of a fault situated on the campus of Oregon Institute of Technology, just north of Klamath Falls, Oregon. The fault displaces rocks of the Yonna Formation, of Pliocene age. Wells located northeast of the fault (on the upthrown side) produce cold water, and wells located southwest of the fault (on the downthrown side) produce hot water. The purpose of this investigation was to define the characteristics of the fault exposed behind a large water tank southeast of the OIT campus.
The Characteristics And Genesis Of Stone Stripes In North Central Oregon, John Baine Pyrch
The Characteristics And Genesis Of Stone Stripes In North Central Oregon, John Baine Pyrch
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Stone stripes are linear accumulations of rock debris separated by finer material and oriented down the steepest available slope. In north central Oregon, the stone stripes are composed of basalt fragments and occur where the soil mantle averages less than 1 m in depth. They are best developed in areas of higher elevation, usually from about 900 to 1100 m, and are most prominent on convex to straight slopes of 15 to 30 degrees. The stripes vary from a few meters to over 150 in length, and their widths range from 0.3 to over 3 m. The depth of the …