Tyee Formation (ORTt;0)

Tyee Formation

Very thick sequence of rhymically bedded, medium- to fine-grained micaceous, feldspathic, lithic, or arkosic marine sandstone and micaceous carbonaceous siltstone; contains minor interbeds of dacite tuff in upper part. Foraminiferal fauna are referred to the Ulatisian Stage (Snavely and others, 1964). Groove and flute casts indicate deposition by north-flowing turbidity currents (Snavely and others, 1964), but probable provenance of unit is southwest Idaho (Heller and others, 1985)

State	Oregon
Name	Tyee Formation
Geologic age	Middle Eocene
Lithologic constituents	Major Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed) Minor Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone (Bed) Incidental Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic > Dacite (Pyroclastic-tuff)
References	Walker, G.W. and MacLeod, N.S., 1991, Geologic map of Oregon: U.S. Geological Survey, scale 1:500,000. Snavely, P.D., Jr., Wagner, H.C., and McLeod, N.S., 1964, Rhythmic-bedded eugeosynclinal deposits of the Tyee Formation, Oregon Coast Range: Kansas Geological Survey Bulletin 169, p. 461-480. Heller, P.L., Peterman, Z.E., O'Neil, J.R., and Shafiqullah, M., 1985, Isotopic provenance of the sandstones of the Eocene Tyee Formation, Oregon Coast Range: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 96, p. 770-780.
NGMDB product	NGMDB product page for 16259
Counties	Benton - Coos - Curry - Douglas - Lane - Lincoln - Polk - Tillamook - Yamhill

Tyee Formation

Walker, G.W. and MacLeod, N.S., 1991, Geologic map of Oregon: U.S. Geological Survey, scale 1:500,000.

Snavely, P.D., Jr., Wagner, H.C., and McLeod, N.S., 1964, Rhythmic-bedded eugeosynclinal deposits of the Tyee Formation, Oregon Coast Range: Kansas Geological Survey Bulletin 169, p. 461-480.

Heller, P.L., Peterman, Z.E., O'Neil, J.R., and Shafiqullah, M., 1985, Isotopic provenance of the sandstones of the Eocene Tyee Formation, Oregon Coast Range: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 96, p. 770-780.