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Textbook (College) 200-300 level:
Evolution of the Pacific Northwest
An Introduction to the Historical Geology of Washington
and Southern British Columbia
J. Figge 2009 355 pps
Introduction:
(Includes Preface, Table of Contents, Forward, and 5 Introductory Sections)
PDF file 5324 KB
Chapter 1:
Evolution of the Ancestral North American Margin
PDF file 7635 KB
Chapter 2:
The Omenica Episode: New Lands Along an Old Coast
PDF file 7308 KB
Chapter 3:
The Coast Range Episode: New Lands Along an Evolving Margin
PDF file 9700 KB
Chapter 4:
The Challis Episode: The Demise of the Kula Plate
PDF file 12687 KB
Chapter 5:
The Cascade Episode: The Modern Regime
PDF file 8686 KB
Chapter 6:
The Last Five Million Years: The Evolution of the Modern Landscape
PDF file 11365 KB
Appendix:
(Includes Author Biography, Acknowledgements, References)
PDF file 2878 KB
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