Pre-Olympia Pleistocene Stratigraphy and Chronology in the Central Puget Lowland, Washington

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Research Article| January 01, 1967 Pre-Olympia Pleistocene Stratigraphy and Chronology in the Central Puget Lowland, Washington DONALD J EASTERBROOK; DONALD J EASTERBROOK Western Washington State College, Bellingham, Washington Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar DWIGHT R CRANDELL; DWIGHT R CRANDELL U. S. Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar ESTELLA B LEOPOLD ESTELLA B LEOPOLD U. S. Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information DONALD J EASTERBROOK Western Washington State College, Bellingham, Washington DWIGHT R CRANDELL U. S. Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado ESTELLA B LEOPOLD U. S. Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 26 Apr 1965 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 Copyright © 1967, 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 (1967) 78 (1): 13–20. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1967)78[13:PPSACI]2.0.CO;2 Article history Received: 26 Apr 1965 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation DONALD J EASTERBROOK, DWIGHT R CRANDELL, ESTELLA B LEOPOLD; Pre-Olympia Pleistocene Stratigraphy and Chronology in the Central Puget Lowland, Washington. GSA Bulletin 1967;; 78 (1): 13–20. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1967)78[13:PPSACI]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 Drifts of two pre-Olympia glaciations separated by nonglacial sediments are widespread in the central Puget Lowland of western Washington. The Double Bluff Drift (older) and Possession Drift represent advances of the Puget lobe of the Cordilleran ice sheet more than 40,000 years ago. The nonglacial Whidbey Formation between the drifts was formed in streams and lakes. During its deposition, climate was initially cool and moist, as inferred from pollen in peat beds, but subsequently it became much like that of the present in the lowland. The Possession Drift is tentatively correlated with glacial deposits of Salmon Springs age in the southern part of the lowland. The Whidbey Formation may correlate with nonglacial deposits between two Salmon Springs Drifts or with the Puyallup Formation. 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.