IDENTIFICATION OF WOOD, MACROBOTANICAL REMAINS, AND POLLEN FROM ST. MARY'S LAKE AND THE MISSION VALLEY, NORTHWESTERN MONTANA

Summary

Sarrples from St. Mary's Lake and from outcrops of Pleistocene glacial Lake

Missoula sediments in northwestern Montana were examined for wood/charcoal and

plant material. These macrobotanical remains are potential radiocarbon sarrples.

Wood/charcoal and plant material were identified in order to determine what types

of trees were present in these areas of Montana, as well as to identify types of

remains used for radiocarbon dating. Single samples from a post-Mazama ash

deposit at St. Mary's Lake and from Pleistocene glacial Lake Missoula were

examined for pollen to ascertain variety and concentration of pollen preserved.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• PaleoResearch Institute

Record Identifiers

PRI Technical Report(s): 94-59

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