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1985
Paleomagnetic Evidence for Northward Transport of the Methow-Pasayten Belt, Julian L. (Julian Linus) Granirer
Net Shore-Drift Along the Pacific Coast of Clallam and Jefferson Counties, Washington, James Mahala
Glacial Geology of the Tonasket – Spectacle Lake Area, Okanogan County, Washington, Keith A. (Keith Allen) Pine
Sedimentary Petrology, Depositional Environment, and Tectonic Implications of the Upper Eocene Quimper Sandstone and Marrowstone Shale, Northeastern Olympic Peninsula, Washington, William E. (William Ernst) Rauch
The Feeding Ecology of the Gastropod Batillaria attramentaria, Chuckanut Mudflat, Washington, Karen M. M. Steensma
An Investigation of Fluid Inclusions and Geochemistry of Ore Formation in the Cedar Creek Breccia Pipe, North Santiam Mining District, Oregon, Mark B. Winters
1984
Paleomagnetism of Four Late Cretaceous Plutons North Cascades, Washington, William J. (William James) Harrison
The Geology and Structure of the Canyon Creek-Church Mountain Area, North Cascades, Washington, Jeffrey T. (Jeffrey Thomas) Jones
The Sedimentary Petrology and Sedimentology of the Unnamed Middle Eocene Sandstones of Scow Bay, Indian and Marrowstone Islands, Northwest Washington, Leslie A. Melim
History and Origin of Debris Torrents in the Smith Creek Drainage, Whatcom County, Washington, Tim L. Syverson
Net Shore-Drift of Kitsap County, Washington, Bruce E. Taggart
1983
Genesis of Gold Deposits at the Little Squaw Mines, Chandalar Mining District, Alaska, Kathryn King Ashworth
Geology of the Park Butte-Loomis Mountain Area, Washington (Eastern Margin of the Twin Sisters Dunite), David L. (David Lewis) Blackwell
Net Shore-Drift of Mason County, Washington, Dana G. (Dana Genre) Blankenship
Diatoms and Magnetic Anisotropy as Means of Distinguishing Glacial Till from Glaciomarine Drift, Robert Crandall
Net Shore-drift of Pierce County, Washington, Brad D. Harp
Net Shore-drift of Thurston County, Washington, David M. Hatfield Jr.
Temporal Trends in the Geochemistry and Petrology of the 1980 Mount St. Helens Pyroclastic Flow Deposits, Robert L. Logan
A Paleomagnetic Age Investigation of Pre-Salmon Springs Drift Pleistocene Deposits in the Southern Puget Lowland, Washington, John L. (John Leo) Roland
1982
Net Shore-Drift of King County, Washington, Michael Chrzastowski
Quaternary Chronology of the Palouse Loess near Washtucna, Eastern Washington, Lucy L. (Lucy Louglin) Foley
The Development of Written Expression in Young Children, Eilene Kay Glasgow
Palynological Differences Between the Chuckanut and Huntingdon Formations, Northwestern Washington, Kenneth Norman Reiswig
Tertiary Volcanic Rocks in Southwest Montana and Adjacent Idaho as Possible Source Rocks for Epigenetic Stratabound Uranium Deposits, Richard Brian Wice
1981
The Paleomagnetism of a Thick Middle Tertiary Volcanic Sequence in Northern California, Douglas Edward Craig
The Geology and Mineralogy of Bentonites and Associated Rocks of the Chuckanut Formation, Mt. Higgins Area, North Cascades, Washington, Susan Kinder Cruver
The Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry of the Uranium-Bearing Vein Deposits Near Boulder, Montana, and Their Relationship to Faulting and Hot Spring Activity, Stanton Parker Dodd
Geology and Structure of the Western and Southern Margins of Twin Sisters Mountain, North Cascades, Washington, Frederic I. Frasse
The Rocks of Bulson Creek: Eocene-Oligocene Sedimentation and Tectonics in the Lake McMurray Area, Washington, Kim Lance Marcus
The Chemical Composition of the Shuksan Metamorphic Suite in the Gee Point - Finney Creek Area, North Cascades, Washington, Leah V. Street-Martin
1980
Tectonic Rotations in the Cascade Mountains of Southern Washington, Roger G. (Roger Glenn) Bates
The Petrology, Petrography, and Geochemistry of the Black Jack Breccia Pipe, Silver Star Plutonic Complex, Skamania County, Washington, Robert H. Birk
Neoglaciation of Avalanche Gorge and the Middle Fork Nooksack River Valley Mt. Baker, Washington, Steven Richard Fuller
Geology, Petrology, and Paleomagnetism of Eocene Basalts from the Black Hills, Washington Coast Range, Brian R. Globerman
The Shuksan Metamorphic Suite and Shuksan Thrust Mt Watson Area, North Cascades, Washington, Ralph Albert Haugerud
Geology and Petrology of the Lake Ann Stock and Associated Rocks, Eric William James
Stratigraphy, Lithology, and Depositional Environment of the Black Prince Formation Southeastern Arizona and Southwestern New Mexico, Patrick Kevin Spencer
1979
Quaternary geology and stratigraphy of Kitsap County, Washington, Jerald D. Deeter
A Paleocurrent Analysis of a Portion of the Chuckanut Depositional Basin near Bellingham, Washington, James Norman Hartwell
Coastal Zone Processes and Geomorphology of Skagit County, Washington, Ralph Francis Keuler
Stratigraphy and Petrology of the Nooksack Group in the Glacier Creek-Skyline Divide Area, North Cascades, Washington, Jon Niels Sondergaard
1978
Paleomagnetism and Tectonic Significance of the Goble Volcanics of Southern Washington, Cynthia D. Burr
The Geology of Southwestern Fidalgo Island, Daryl Gusey
Clay Mineralogy and Origin of the Huntingdon Fire Clays on Canadian Sumas Mountain, South British Columbia, Duane G. Horton
Stratigraphy and Chronology of Raised Marine Terraces, Bay View Ridge, Skagit County, Washington, Robert T. Siegfried
Shoreline Processes and Sediment Responses Related to the Origin of Beach Cusps on Whidbey and Fidalgo Islands, Washington, John V. Spasari
Coal Petrology of the Tulameen Coalfield, South Central British Columbia, V. Eileen Williams
The Origin of Serpentinites Associated with the Shuksan Metamorphic Suite Near Gee Point, Washington, Daniel L. Wilson
1977
Petrology and Major Element Geochemistry of Albite Granite near Sparta, Oregon, Robert Brayton Almy III
Petrology of the Crystalline Rocks of Vedder Mountain, British Columbia, Mitchell L. Bernardi
A comparison of British and American treaties with the Klallam, Daniel L. Boxberger
Geology and Mineral Deposits of the Southwest Quarter of the Tanacross D-1 Quadrangle, Alaska, Roger Douglas Gill
Volcanology and Geochemistry of the South Flank of Mount Baker, Cascade Range, Washington, Douglas McKeever
1975
Paleomagnetism of the San Juan Volcanic Field, Southwestern Colorado, Steven Douglas Sheriff
1973
Geology of the Older Precambrian Rocks in the Vicinity of Clear Creek and Zoroaster Canyon, Grand Canyon, Arizona, William S. Lingley Jr.
Paleomagnetism of Late Pleistocene Sediments, Puget Lowland, Washington, Kurt L. Othberg
Petrogenesis of the Granitic Rocks of Part of the Upper Granite Gorge, Grand Canyon, Arizona, Michael B. Walen
1972
Paleomagnetism of the Snoqualmie Batholith Central Cascades, Washington, Suzanne J. Beske
A Paleomagnetic Reconnaissance of the Platoro Caldera, Southeastern San Juan Mountains, Colorado, Jimmy F. Diehl
Clay mineralogy of late Pleistocene sequences in northwestern Washington and southwestern British Columbia, Michael Arthur Hepp
A Sedimentary Core Analysis of Late Pleistocene to Recent Sediments in a Portion of Bellingham Bay, Washington, James T. Lowe
Biostratigraphy of the Bilk Limestone (Permian), Northwestern Nevada, Erich Thomas
1969
Changes in the Economy of the Lummi Indians of Northwest Washington, Don Newman Taylor