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Murrelets and molasse in the eastern San Juan Islands
Clark Blake and David Engebretson
Murrelets and molasse in the eastern San Juan Islands (in Floods, faults, and fire; geological field trips in Washington State and southwest British Columbia, Pete Stelling (editor) and David S. Tucker (editor))
Field Guide (Geological Society of America) (2007) 9: 137-142
Murrelets and molasse in the eastern San Juan Islands (in Floods, faults, and fire; geological field trips in Washington State and southwest British Columbia, Pete Stelling (editor) and David S. Tucker (editor))
Field Guide (Geological Society of America) (2007) 9: 137-142
Index Terms/Descriptors
- Aves
- Cenozoic
- Chordata
- Chuckanut Formation
- Cretaceous
- Eocene
- guidebook
- island arcs
- Mesozoic
- molasse
- Nanaimo Group
- ocean floors
- ophiolite
- Paleogene
- road log
- San Juan County Washington
- San Juan Islands
- sedimentary rocks
- tectonics
- tectonostratigraphic units
- Tertiary
- Tetrapoda
- United States
- Upper Cretaceous
- Vertebrata
- Washington
- Sucia Island
Latitude & Longitude
Abstract
Sucia Island, part of the San Juan archipelago of western Washington, is underlain by sedimentary rocks of the Upper Cretaceous Nanaimo Group and Eocene Chuckanut Formation (molasse). The Chuckanut overlies the Nanaimo along an important thrust fault. In addition to the geology, this trip is designed to provide excellent views of many species of sea and land birds that inhabit the offshore waters.
ISSN: 2333-0937
EISSN: 2333-0945
Serial Title: Field Guide (Geological Society of America)
Serial Volume: 9
Title: Murrelets and molasse in the eastern San Juan Islands
Title: Floods, faults, and fire; geological field trips in Washington State and southwest British Columbia
Author(s): Blake, ClarkEngebretson, David
Author(s): Stelling, Peteeditor
Author(s): Tucker, David S.editor
Affiliation: Western Washington University, Geology Department,
Bellingham, WA,
United States
Affiliation: Western Washington University, Geology Department,
Bellingham, WA,
United States
Pages: 137-142
Published: 2007
Text Language: English
Publisher: Geological Society of America,
Boulder, CO,
United States
ISBN: 978-08130009-0
References: 8
Accession Number: 2007-113868
Categories: Stratigraphy
Document Type: Serial
Bibliographic Level: Analytic
Annotation: Includes appendix
Illustration Description: geol. sketch map
N48°16'60" - N48°51'00", W123°17'60" - W122°42'00"
Country of Publication: United States
Secondary Affiliation: GeoRef, Copyright 2019, American Geosciences Institute.
Update Code: 200722