Tyee Formation: Undeformed Turbidites and their Lateral Equivalents:Mineralogy and Paleogeography

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Research Article| January 01, 1969 Tyee Formation: Undeformed Turbidites and their Lateral Equivalents:Mineralogy and Paleogeography J. P. B LOVELL J. P. B LOVELL Department of Geological Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts PRESENT ADDRESS: GRANT INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information J. P. B LOVELL PRESENT ADDRESS: GRANT INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND Department of Geological Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 10 May 1968 Revision Received: 19 Aug 1968 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 Copyright © 1969, The Geological Society of America, Inc. Copyright is not claimed on any material prepared by U.S. government employees within the scope of their employment. GSA Bulletin (1969) 80 (1): 9–22. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1969)80[9:TFUTAT]2.0.CO;2 Article history Received: 10 May 1968 Revision Received: 19 Aug 1968 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation J. P. B LOVELL; Tyee Formation: Undeformed Turbidites and their Lateral Equivalents:Mineralogy and Paleogeography. GSA Bulletin 1969;; 80 (1): 9–22. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1969)80[9:TFUTAT]2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract The facies and mineralogy of the Tyee Formation of middle Eocene age in the Oregon Coast Range are used to define a paleogeography of part of western Oregon. The formation consists largely of undeformed and unmetamorphosed sandstones, which would be called gray-wackes or wackes by most classifiers. It provides a rare example of a lateral transition from turbidite to nonturbidite sediments; a northern marine turbidite facies can be traced southward into a coeval nearer shore facies. Southern source areas of both the sedimentary material and the turbidity currents can be recognized. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.