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ling, and John Hillhouse, 1977, in "Wrangellia - a
Units of North America
appeared in 1983, a compilation
Displaced Terrane in Northwestern North America"
of regional stratigraphy, along with the "Geologic Map
and William P. Irwin's "Ophiolitic Terranes of Califor-
of Oregon West of the 121st Meridian", 1961, by
nia, Oregon, and Nevada" (1978).
Francis G. Wells and Dallas L. Peck, and its compan-
As early as 1965, before plate tectonics or
ion "Geologic Map of Oregon East of the 121st Merid-
accretion theories had been fully accepted, William
ian, 1977, by George Walker.
Dickinson and L.W. Vigrass, in their "Geology of the
Suplee Izee Areas, Crook, Grant, and Harney Counties,
Geologic Literature on Oregon
Oregon," puzzled over the geology of central Oregon. The first bibliography of Oregon geology was
These problems were readily explained in 1978 by C. Henderson and J. Winstanley's
Bibliography of the
"Paleogeographic and Paleotectonic Implications of
Geology, Paleontology, Mineralogy, Petrology, and
Mesozoic Stratigraphy and Structure in the John Day
Mineral Resources of Oregon,
published in 1912. The
Inlier of Central Oregon" by William Dickinson and number of articles listed in this bibliography reflects
Thomas P. Thayer. The paper by Howard C. Brooks the interest generated by early explorations which had
and Tracy L. Vallier in 1978, "Mesozoic Rocks and opened Oregon to a multitude of geologic workers.
Tectonic Evolution of Eastern Oregon and Western Reviewing the citations in the bibliography, it is clear
Idaho", summarized tectonic knowledge of the Blue that the early publications give sweeping overviews of
Mountains at this point. the region, while the subject matter of papers after the
Cascadia, the Geologic Evolution of the Pacific
1870s had narrowed to more localized topics. The
Northwest,
by Bates McKee appeared in 1972. The majority of publications during this period focused on
versatile Bates McKee, pilot, hockey player, yachtsman paleontology, followed by those on physiographic
as well as geologist, began teaching at the University of features.
Washington in 1958. Energetic and enthusiastic, In 1936, Ray C. Treasher and Edwin T. Hodge
McKee gathered together material for his topic, taking produced the
Bibliography of the Geology and Mineral
sabbatical leave from 1970 to 1971 in order to com-
Resources of Oregon
which appeared just after Dorothy
plete the manuscript.
Cascadia
was written for the E. Dixon's
Bibliography of the Geology of Oregon
in
layman, student, and geologist to provide
"an introduc-
1926. Examination of these volumes shows a striking
tion to the evolution of the Northwest landscape".
increase in the number of articles on Oregon geology.
Oregon geology is included along with that of Wash- Treasher and Hodge list 2,155 publications as com-
ington, British Columbia, and parts of Idaho although pared to Dixon's 1,065 articles, and Henderson and
some of the geologic details are cursory because such Winstanley's 493 items in 1912.
a wide region is covered. McKee died in 1982 in a With these bibliographies, publications on
plane crash while doing field work in the Cascades. mines and minerals, followed by those on paleontology
Notable regional compilations at this time and regional topics, constituted the bulk of geologic
focused on the Cascades and western Oregon. The literature. During this period there was a definite
classic paper by Dallas Peck and others
"Geology of the
emphasis on economic geology. Gold was treated in
Central and Northern Parts of the Western Cascade
302 articles, coal in 110, copper in 98, and iron in 91.
Range in Oregon
(1964) was supplemented by
Geology
This interest is reflected in the publications dealing
and Geothermal Resources of the Central Oregon
with counties that have a high amount of mining
Cascade Range
in 1983, edited by George R. Priest and activity as Baker County (118), Klamath (92), Jose-
Beverly F. Vogt. Parke D. Snavely and Holly Wagner phine (81), and Jackson (79), whereas Lane County
summarized the "Tertiary Geologic History of Western appeared in only 17 publications and Multnomah in 9.
Oregon and Washington" in 1963. John E. Allen's
The
Individual paleontologists were the most prolific
Magnificent Gateway,
a geologic guide to the Columbia researchers, led by John C. Merriam's 44 papers on
River, was issued in 1979. Other significant contribu- vertebrate paleontology and Ralph Chaney's 28 on
tions that assembled geologic material were the
Mineral
paleobotany.
and Water Resources of Oregon
in 1969, published by
From the 1940s to 1960s, the subject matter of
the U.S. Geological Survey, as well as the
Handbook of
geologic literature showed gradual changes and trends.
Oregon Plant and Animal Fossils
by William and
The preponderance of literature was on minerals,
Elizabeth Orr in 1981, which collected all of the
followed by those on formations and regional areas,
paleontological material for the state under one title.
while the number of papers on paleontology had
Two major additions were the COSUNA charts and the
declined. There were a total of 2,069 papers listed in
state geologic map. The
Correlation of Stratigraphic
the
Bibliography of the Geology and Mineral Resources
