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Charles L. Whittington

Publications and source records attributed to Charles L. Whittington.

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USGS1985

Map showing abundance and distribution of copper in oxide residues of stream-sediment samples, Medford 1 degree by 2 degrees Quadrangle, Oregon-California

Stream-sediment sampling in the Medford 1 o x 2 o quadrangle was undertaken to provide to aid in assessment of the mineral resource potential of the quadrangle. This map presents data on the abundance and distribution of copper in the oxide residues (oxalic-acid leachates) of stream sediments and in the minus-0.18-mm sieve fraction of selected stream sediments collected in the quadrangle.

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USGS1985

Map showing abundance and distribution of silver in stream-sediment samples, Medford 1 degree by 2 degrees Quadrangle, Oregon-California

The Medford quadrangle is located in mountainous southwestern Oregon adjacent to the California border and a short distance east of the Pacific coast. Various parts of this area lie in different geologic provinces. Most of the western half of the quadrangle is underlain by pre-Tertiary rocks of the Klamath Mountains province. However, the Coast Range province is represented by the Tertiary sedimentary rocks in the northwest corner. Much of the eastern half of the quadrangle lies in the Cascade Range. In Oregon, because of differences in physiographic expression and age of rocks, this province is commonly divided into the more rugged High Cascade Range on the east and the more subdued Western Cascade Range on the west. This division is approximated on the map by the contact between the Quaternary and Tertiary volcanic rocks of the High Cascade Range and the Tertiary volcanic rocks of the Western Cascade Range. The geology shown is generalized from a more detailed compilation by Smith and others (1982).

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USGS1985

Map showing abundance and distribution of chromium in stream-sediment samples, Medford 1 degree by 2 degrees Quadrangle, Oregon-California

The Medford quadrangle is located in mountainous southwestern Oregon adjacent to the California border and a short distance east of the Pacific coast. Various parts of this area lie in different geologic provinces. Most of the western half of the quadrangle is underlain by pre-Tertiary rocks of the Klamath Mountains province. However, the Coast Range province is represented by the Tertiary sedimentary rocks in the northwest corner. Much of the eastern half of the quadrangle lies in the Cascade Range. In Oregon, because of differences in physiographic expression and age of rocks, this province is commonly divided into the more rugged High Cascade Range on the east and the more subdued Western Cascade Range on the west. This division is approximated on the map by the contact between the Quaternary and Tertiary volcanic rocks of the High Cascade Range and the Tertiary volcanic rocks of the Western Cascade Range. The geology shown is generalized from a more detailed compilation by Smith and others (1982).

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USGS1985

Map showing abundance and distribution of arsenic in oxide residues of stream-sediment samples, Medford 1 degree by 2 degrees Quadrangle, Oregon-California

Stream-sediment sampling in the Medford 1 o x 2 o quadrangle was undertaken to provide to aid in assessment of the mineral resource potential of the quadrangle. This map presents data on the abundance and distribution of copper in the oxide residues (oxalic-acid leachates) of stream sediments and in the minus-0.18-mm sieve fraction of selected stream sediments collected in the quadrangle.

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USGS1950

Stratigraphy and structure of the area of the upper Meade River, Alaska

The stratigraphic evidence in the upper Meade River area includes zones B to D of the Nanushuk group (Cretaceous). Zones B and C are not differentiated in mapping and description. South of the Meade River 2,100 feet of zones B-C and 1,500 feet of zone D are exposed. North of the fault zone along the Meade River, the only rocks present, estimated not over 1,000 feet thick, are zone D beds which may be at least in part younger than the zone D rocks south of the Meade River. Sands which barely meet the minimum requirements for potential reservoir beds are present in both zones. South of the Meade River the Kigalik anticline and the Falcon Creek anticline, both sharp-crested folds, trend east. The intervening synclines are broad with low dips on the flanks. Along the Meade River the major structure is a zone of reverse faults, about three-fourths of a mile wide, which brings rocks of zones B-C on the south opposite rocks of zone D on the north. Minimum displacement in this zone is 1,000 feet at longitude 157° 50'W. and 300 feet near the gas-seep lake. North of the fault zone, the Meade River anticline is a rather low fold, so poorly exposed that closure cannot be detected by surface geologic methods.

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USGS1950

Preliminary report on the stratigraphy and structure of part of the Carbon Creek and Ketik anticlines

U. S. Geological Survey Party No. 4 mapped the stratigraphy and structure of parts of the Carbon Creek and Ketik anticlines during the summer of 1950. The area, which lies in quadrangles I-19 and I-20 is shown in figure 1. Large-scale maps, compiled from plane-table surveys, give a more detailed picture of two parts of the area, the west plunge of the Carbon Creek anticline (fig. 2) and a segment near the middle of the Ketik anticline (fig. 3).

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