Origin, extent, and thickness of quaternary geologic units in the Willamette Valley, Oregon

US Geological Survey Professional Paper

Volumn , Issue 1620, 2001, Pages 1-40

  O'Connor, Jim E ^a   Sarna Wojcicki, Andrei ^a   Wozniak, Karl C ^a   Polette, Danial J ^a   Fleck, Robert J ^a  

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