State of Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Vicki S. McConnell, State Geologist Open File Report OFR O–04-04 SOTA Field Trip Guide State of the Cascade Arc: stratocone persistence, mafic lava shields, and pyroclastic volcanism associated with intra-arc rift propagation by Richard Conrey, Department of Geology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164 Anita Grunder, Department of Geosciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331 Mariek Schmidt, Department of Geosciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331 G E O L O G Y F A N O D T N M I E N M E T R R A A L P I E N D D U N S O T G R E I R E S O 1937 2004 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION TO THE GEOLOGY OF THE NORTH-CENTRAL OREGON CASCADE RANGE ..............................................................................................................................1 Along arc rift propagation ..........................................................................................................1 Record of rifting in three eastside basins ..................................................................................2 Compositional changes associated with rifting ..........................................................................2 Persistence and spacing of stractocones ..................................................................................4 Along arc changes in the character of the rift ............................................................................4 Main themes of this trip..............................................................................................................5 Outline of the guide....................................................................................................................5 ROADLOG AND FIELD TRIP GIUIDE ................................................................................................5 Stop 1. Overview of the “sleepy” arc south of Mt. Hood............................................................5 Leg 1 synopis: Mt. Hood to Mill Creek canyon..............................................................8 Stop 2. Overview of geology on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation ....................................9 A comparison of Mt. Hood and Mt. Jefferson stratocones ............................................9 Persistence of the Mt. Jefferson center ......................................................................11 Geology of the Fort Butte 15’ quadrangle ....................................................................11 Leg 2 synopis: Mill Creek canyon to Deschutes River ................................................12 Leg 3 synopis: Deschutes River to Cove Palisades....................................................12 FeTi basalt rick in V in the central Oregon Cascades ................................................13 Stop 3. Overview of central Oregon Cascade geology............................................................15 The Deschutes Formation - A record of intra-arc rifting ..............................................15 Age propagation of rifting ............................................................................................15 Persistence of the Mt. Jefferson stratovolcano ..........................................................17 Systematic spacing of stratocones in north-central Oregon........................................17 Leg 4 synopsis: Cove Palisades to Deschutes River..................................................21 John Day age rocks in central Oregon........................................................................21 Leg 5 synopsis: Deschutes River to Deep Canyon ....................................................22 Stop 4. Deep Canyon tuff on Deep Canyon grade ..................................................................22 Leg 6 synopsis: Deep Canyon to Sisters ....................................................................22 Leg 7 synopis: Sisters to McKenzie Pass ..................................................................24 Potential evidence for faulting ~15 ka ........................................................................24 Stop 5. View of the central Oregon Cascade from McKenzie Pass ........................................25 The character of the arc in central Oregon..................................................................26 Mafic shield volcanoes in the central Oregon Cascades ............................................26 Spacing of mafic shields and stratocones ..................................................................28 Leg 8 synopsis: Sisters to Cascade Viewpoint............................................................28 Stop 6. Overview of Three Sisters and Bend Highland ..........................................................28 A persistent Bend Highland and Brothers Fault zone connection? ............................30 Leg 9 synopis: Cascade Viewpoint to Tumalo State Park ..........................................31 Stop 7. Tumalo Tuff/Bend Pumice and Desert Spring Tuff ......................................................33 Desert Spring Tuff........................................................................................................33 Tumalo Tuff/Bend Pumice ..........................................................................................33 Leg 10 synopis: Tumalo State Park to Shevlin Park ..................................................33 Stop 8. Shevlin Park tuff ..........................................................................................................33 Directions to Hwy 97 south from Shevlin Park ............................................................34 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ....................................................................................................................34 REFERENCES....................................................................................................................................34 ii Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries OFR O-04-04 CONTENTS FIGURES 1 Tectonic setting ..........................................................................................................................1 2 Distribution of low-K tholeiite......................................................................................................3 3 Distribution of intermediate and silicic rocks..............................................................................3 4 South-facing panorama from the Timberline Road quarry ........................................................6 5 DEM image of the north-central Oregon Cascade Range ........................................................7 6 Panorama looking west from Mill Creek Flat ..........................................................................10 7 Distribution of the Basalt of Tetherow Butte ............................................................................14 8 Paledrainage directions and paths of the ancestral Deschutes and Crooked Rivers..............14 9 Panorama looking west from above the Cove Palisades State Park ......................................16 10 DEM image of the central Oregon Cascade Range ................................................................18 11 Distribution of seven prominent Deschutes Fm. ignimbrites in the northern Deschutes basin ......................................................................................................................19 12 Distribution of prominent Deschutes Fm. basalts in the northern Deschutes basin ................20 13 Distribution of the Redmond Dry River and Newberry basalts ................................................14 14 Distribution of four prominent Deschutes Fm. ignimbrites in the southern Deschutes basin ......................................................................................................................23 15 Distribution of Brunhes age volcanism and mafic shield volcanoes in the central Oregon Cascade Range ........................................................................................27 16 K20 vs. SiO2 for North Sister and her proximal centers ..........................................................27 17 Panorama looking south and west from the Cascade Viewpoint on Hwy. 20 ........................29 18 Distribution of four Brunhes age ash-flow tuffs around Bend Highland ..................................32 TABLES 1 Selected XRF analyses (major elements wt% oxide; trace elements ppm) of Cascade Range rocks..............................................................................................................38 2 Comparison of Fe-rich Deschutes Fm. lavas with evolved MORB..........................................39 Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries OFR O-04-04 iii The Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries is publishing this paper because the information furthers the mission of the Department. 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