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Petroleum Geology of the State of Washington Petroleum Geology of the State of Washington By Samuel Y. Johnson, Marilyn E. Tennyson, William S. Lingley, Jr. and Ben E. Law T OF EN TH TM E U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1582 R I A N P T E E D R . I O S . R U M 9 A 8 4 R C H 3, 1 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1997 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BRUCE BABBITT, Secretary U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Gordon P. Eaton, Director For sale by U.S. Geological Survey, Information Services Box 25286, Federal Center Denver, CO 80225 Any use of trade, product, or firm names in this publication is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Petroleum geology of the State of Washington / by Samuel Y. Johnson. p. cm. — (U.S. Geoloigcal Survey professional paper ; 1582) Includes bibliographical references. 1. Petroleum—Geology—Washington. I. Johnson, Samuel Y. II. Series. 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