[Rockhounds] Blue Basin, John Day Fossil Beds

[Paul]

Blue Basin is a beautiful, overlooked wonder at the John Day Fossil Beds
By Jamie Hale, The Oregonian, OregonLive, July 03, 2018
https://www.oregonlive.com/expo/life_and_culture/erry-2018/07/32c7d189946376/blue_basin_is_a_beautiful_over.html

Blue Basin and Island in Time Trails, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
http://www.americansouthwest.net/oregon/john-day-fossil-beds/blue-basin-trail.html

Some related papers are:

Albright III, L.B., Woodburne III, M.O., Fremd III, T.J., Swisher III 
III, C.C.,
MacFadden III, B.J. and Scott III, G.R., 2008. Revised chronostratigraphy
and biostratigraphy of the John Day Formation (Turtle Cove and Kimberly
members), Oregon, with implications for updated calibration of the
Arikareean North American Land Mammal Age. The Journal of Geology,
116(3), pp. 211-237.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235984629_Revised_Chronostratigraphy_and_Biostratigraphy_of_the_John_Day_Formation_Turtle_Cove_and_Kimberly_Members_Oregon_with_Implications_for_Updated_Calibration_of_the_Arikareean_North_American_Land_Mammal_
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/L_Albright
http://ucriverside.academia.edu/MichaelWoodburne

Hunt Jr, R.M. and Stepleton, E., 2004. Geology and paleontology of the
upper John Day beds, John Day River Valley, Oregon: lithostratigraphic
and biochronologic revision in the Haystack Valley and Kimberly areas
(Kimberly and Mt. Misery quadrangles). Bulletin of the American
Museum of Natural History, pp. 1-90.
http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/450

Fremd, T.J., 2010. SVP Field Symposium 2010 John Day Basin Field Conference
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument (and surrounding basin)Oregon, USA
June 7 – 11, 2010 https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/handle/1794/12193

Yours,

Paul H.