Officer's cave, a pseudokarst feature in altered tuff and volcanic ash of the John Day formation in eastern Oregon
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Abstract
Officer's Cave is the uppermost of four rapidly eroding cave levels constituting a cavern complex about 700 feet long developed chiefly in clay and silt. Its outer room is 35 feet by 43.5 feet by 100 feet and slopes about 45° east into the western end of a narrow linear hill called Officer's Cave Ridge. Dry valleys, blind valleys, hanging valleys, sinkholes, pipes, caves, and natural bridges are abundant. These, together with subterranean drainage, give the area a karstlike development. For such terrains the term "pseudokarst" is applied. These pseudokarsts are the product of piping and are fairly widespread over the world's drylands.
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Publication type | Article |
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Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
Title | Officer's cave, a pseudokarst feature in altered tuff and volcanic ash of the John Day formation in eastern Oregon |
Series title | Geological Society of America Bulletin |
DOI | 10.1130/0016-7606(1964)75[393:OCAPFI]2.0.CO;2 |
Volume | 75 |
Issue | 5 |
Year Published | 1964 |
Language | English |
Publisher | Geological Society of America |
Description | 10 p. |
First page | 393 |
Last page | 402 |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
Other Geospatial | eastern Oregon |
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