Portland State University PDXScholar Dissertations and Theses Dissertations and Theses 1985 Geology and geochemistry of hydrothermal alteration, eastern portion of the North Santiam mining area J. Michael Pollock Portland State University Follow this and additional works at: https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds Part of the Geochemistry Commons, and the Geology Commons Let us know how access to this document benefits ou.y Recommended Citation Pollock, J. Michael, "Geology and geochemistry of hydrothermal alteration, eastern portion of the North Santiam mining area" (1985). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 3582. https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.5466 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations and Theses by an authorized administrator of PDXScholar. Please contact us if we can make this document more accessible:
[email protected]. AN ABSTRACT OF TifE TifESIS OF J. Michael Pollock for the Master of Science in Geology presented June 12, 1985. Title: Geology and geochemistry of hydrothermal alteration, eastern portion of the North Santiam mining area. APPROVED BY MEMBERS OF TifE TifESIS COMMITTEE: Michael L. Cummings, Chairman ~afV in H. Beeson Ansel G. Johns~ The Ruth Mine is a base-metal vein deposit near the eastern margin of a reported porphyry copper deposit in the Western Cascade Range in Oregon. Uplift of the Western Cascade Range has resulted in a deeply dissected terrain in which more than a kilometer of the stratigraphy overlying the porphyry-style mineralization is preserved and exposed. The stratigraphic units, which are middle Tertiary in age, have been given arbitrary letter designations beginning with the lowest unit (Unit A) through the uppermost unit (Unit D).