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...

(1) Field mapping and biostratigraphic data indicate that the Yamhill Formation overlies and is younger than the Tyee Formation; interfingering of the two formations is not indicated. (2) Stewart's correlation...

This study is concerned with the post-Ice Age (Holocene) dunes in the coast segment between Coos Bay on the south and Sea Lion Point on the north. This is the longest strip of dunes along the Oregon coast and...

The purpose of this paper is to give a brief description of the volcano, and to report progress in the detailed mapping and petrologic study of its caldera. The increasing use of the Paulina and East Lake areas...

Introduction -- Geography -- Geology -- History -- Edwards-Thomas period (1898-1933) -- Ore shipments reported by Thomas -- Alaska Juneau period (1934-1935) -- Rohlfing-Anderegg period (1940-1950) -- Rohlfing...

Oregon's mineral production increases sharply / Ralph S. Mason -- Oil and gas exploration in Oregon / V. C. Newton, Jr.

Introduction -- Previous investigations -- Field work -- Geologic setting -- Volcanic history of the Diamond Craters -- Cored bombs -- Conclusion -- Selected bibliography

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...

Introduction -- Asbestos minerals -- Chrysotile -- Amphibole -- Uses of asbestos -- Origin of chrysotile asbestos -- Asbestos occurrences in Oregon -- Southwestern Oregon -- C-1 Foster Asbestos (Bear placer) --...