Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries
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| Headquarters | 800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 965 Portland, Oregon |
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The Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) is the agency of the government of the U.S. state of Oregon responsible for collecting, maintaining and disseminating geologic information, and regulation of industries which commercially develop the state's geological resources, including Natural gas, Crude oil, and other Mineral exploration and Mining.
DOGAMI was established in 1937 by the Oregon Legislative Assembly and placed under the direction of the State Geologist, an office established in 1872 and first held by pioneer Congregational missionary and fossil expert Thomas Condon.
“In prying apart the stone layers of the rocks, the scientist is, in reality, opening the leaves of the past history of our world.” Thomas Condon, 1902.
The department releases the results of its geologic studies in several formats including: CD-ROM disks, computer files, and publications such as maps, books, open file reports, special papers, and brochures. All of this is made available to the public at the Nature of the Northwest Information Center at the state office building in Portland, Oregon .
In the Pacific Northwest, natural geologic catastrophes may be placed into five categories: floods, landslides, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and tsunamis. All five of these catastrophes have occurred in Oregon within the past century. Quite often the effect of two or more events occurring simultaneously greatly accentuates the destructiveness of the episode. Floods are nearly always accompanied by landslides, mudflows are often a significant part of volcanic activity, and a major quake following a flood results in a multitude of large and small landslides. Earthquakes in coastal areas frequently precede tsunamis.
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