. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America. Geology. PREVIOUS LITERATURE] 453 Clallam county, Washington/'* and "Gold placers of the northwestern coast of Washington/'| in the former of which a brief outline of the geology of the region is included. With the exception of the very brief references mentioned, nothing has been written concerning the geology or mineral resources of this extensive and interesting Figure 1.—Sketch Mat) of Coast of Olympic Peninsula, Washington. Showing the principal geologic formations of the northern and western portions. Por detail of norther


. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America. Geology. PREVIOUS LITERATURE] 453 Clallam county, Washington/'* and "Gold placers of the northwestern coast of Washington/'| in the former of which a brief outline of the geology of the region is included. With the exception of the very brief references mentioned, nothing has been written concerning the geology or mineral resources of this extensive and interesting Figure 1.—Sketch Mat) of Coast of Olympic Peninsula, Washington. Showing the principal geologic formations of the northern and western portions. Por detail of northern coast and explanatory legend see figure 2. Topography from Coast and Geodetic Survey ; Geology by Ralph Arnold, 1904. Location The Olympic peninsula occupies an area of about 8,000 square miles, ap- proximately 80 miles east and west by 100 miles north and south, in the * Contributions to Economic Geology for 1904. Bulletin no. 260, U. S. Geological Sur- vey, 1905, pp. 413-421. t Ibid., pp. 154-157, fig. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Geological Society of America. [New York : The Society]


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