Geotouring the Northwest and encountering the unexpected | Marli Miller | February 2, 2022

Geotouring the Northwest and encountering the unexpected

Marli Miller

Geologist & Photographer
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon

With its spectacular mountain ranges, lush valleys and awesome rivers, the Pacific Northwest landscape offers an incredible geologic story grounded in continental accretion and mountain-building, magmatism, and glaciation.

On February 19, geologist and photographer Marli Miller will feature some of the geology of Oregon and Washington as seen along our federal and state highways. Beginning with the volcanic Crescent Terrane (Siletzia), the latest addition to North America, she will describe elements of continental accretion that form the underlying, but diverse basement of the region, followed by a photographic “roadtrip” up the Columbia Gorge to illustrate younger features. Along the way, many geologic complexities raise important questions, opportunities for new research, and fascinating stories to tell. The Zoom broadcast is free and open to the public, as are all our recorded events (see Quimper Geological Society).

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