Thesis (M.F.A.)--West Virginia University, 2009. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains v, 66 p. : ill. (some col.). Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-66).

Thesis (B.A.)--Saint Mary's College, 1964. / Digitized and made available by the University of Wisconsin--La Crosse, Murphy Library. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 94-95). Online version of print edition.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 43-51).

Thesis (M.S.) -- Brigham Young University. Dept. of Religion, 1956.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 43-51). Also available in print.

Thesis (M.S.) -- Brigham Young University. Dept. of Religion, 1956. / Electronic thesis. Also available in print ed.

Thesis (Ed. D.)--University of Washington, 2007. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 86-91).

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Virginia, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 87-91). Also available via the Internet.

Northwest-southeast Miocene uplift with subsequent erosion has bared rocks of Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic ages in the western Skagit Delta region. Pleistocene glaciation followed by recent alluviation has buried much of the bedrock leaving rock exposures only on islands in Skagit Bay or as low hills projecting through the alluvium. A low-grade metamorphosed sequence of graywacke, conglomerate, breccia, argillite, and spilite, all of probable Paleozoic age, make up the oldest rocks of the area. Mesozoic rocks, composed of graywacke and argillite, crop out in hills northwest and southeast of the town of La Conner. The contact between Paleozoic and Mesozoic rocks is not exposed but an unconformity is believed to separate the two. No fossils were found in either sequence. Because Paleozoic(?) and Mesozoic(?) rocks can not be correlated with any other known units, new names have been assigned by the writer. The Paleozoic(?) sequence is called the Goat Island Formation and the Mesozoic(?) sequence is called the La Conner Formation. Along the North Fork of the Skagit River a conglomerate sequence with interbedded sandstones and siltstones makes up disconnected, low, tree covered hills. Lithologically this sequence can be divided into two formations separated by a probable unconformity. Microfossils in the upper unit indicate a Lower Tertiary age but definite correlation with described units in other areas is not possible. The lower formation is here designated the Delta Rocks Formation while the upper is called the Ika Formation. Serpentinites make up the whole of Goat Island and adjacent parts of Fidalgo Island. On southern Fidalgo Island another serpentinite encloses an unusual hydrothermal vein containing calcite, celestite, and strontianite. These ultrabasic rocks are considered part of the Fidalgo Formation and are of probable Triassic age. A small outcrop of marine Pleistocene occurs at the east end of Goat Island and contains an assemblage of invertebrates. Vashon till and outwash cover most of Fidalgo Island and Pleasant Ridge. Pre-Tertiary deformation has been intense with both Paleozoic and Mesozoic sequences folded, sheared and faulted. Cenozoic deformation has been restricted to Miocene concentric folding. Axes of both pre-Tertiary and Tertiary folding are aligned essentially east-west. / Science, Faculty of / Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Department of / Graduate

Mount Washington rises abruptly to the west of the Coastal plain of Vancouver Island near Courtenay, British Columbia. It is ( -shaped possessing two cirques which face northeast. The basement rocks of the Mount Washington area consist of several thousand feet of massive basic to intermediate volcanics of the Triassic Vancouver group. A layer composed of gently dipping Upper Cretaceous shales, sandstones, and minor conglomerate and coal overlies the Triassic rocks on the Coastal plain, and outliers of this layer are present on the higher areas west of the plain. Dioritic intrusions cut the Triassic and Upper Cretaceous rocks. The higher portions of Mount Washington are composed mainly of Upper Cretaceous rocks. These, and the Triassic rocks underlying them have been domed by the intrusion of a centrally located quartz diorite stock. Numerous offshoots of this stock are present in the Upper Cretaceous rocks surrounding it. At its west border there are two breccia pipes. Copper-bearing quartz veins are present on the west side of the mountain in the vicinity of the stock. These were formed at high temperatures in a near-surface environment. The distribution of the breccias and sill-like intrusions at Mount Washington suggests that the development of the stock was highly restricted as it moved upward through the Triassic volcanics and that on reaching the Upper Cretaceous sediments it encountered much less resistance so that it spread laterally to form dykes, sills, and laccoliths(?). The present investigation provides, the only detailed geological mapping done in the Mount Washington-Constitution Hill area, and its contributions are as follows: (1) additions to the knowledge of the stratigraphy and structure of the rocks in the area; (2) information on the probable methods of emplacement of the dioritic intrusions, and the relationships among these intrusions; (3) the existence, extent, and nature of the breccias; (4) additions to the knowledge of the character of the mineral deposits, including the occurrence of the mineral wehrlite. / Science, Faculty of / Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Department of / Graduate