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| State | California |
|---|---|
| Name | Upper Cretaceous and Paleocene marine rocks, undivided |
| Geologic age | Late Cretaceous to Paleocene |
| Original map label | Ku-Ep |
| Comments | West-central California (Santa Lucia Range). Mostly Upper Cretaceous with Paleocene strata in upper part |
| Primary rock type | sandstone |
| Secondary rock type | conglomerate |
| Other rock types | mudstone; siltstone; limestone |
| Lithologic constituents | |
| Map references | Jennings, C.W., Strand, R.G., and Rogers, T.H., 1977, Geologic map of California: California Division of Mines and Geology, scale 1:750,000. |
| Unit references | Jennings, C.W., Strand, R.G., and Rogers, T.H., 1977, Geologic map of California: California Division of Mines and Geology, scale 1:750,000. Jennings, C.W., 1985, An explanatory text to accompany the 1:750,000 scale fault and geologic maps of California: California Division of Mines and Geology, Bulletin 201, 197 p. Jennings, C.W., 1959, Geologic map of California, Olaf P. Jenkins edition, San Luis Obispo sheet, scale 1:250,000. Durham, D.L., 1974, Geology of the southern Salinas Valley area, California: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 819, 111 p., scale 1:125,000. Seiders, V.M., 1989, Geologic map of the Burnett Peak quadrangle, Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties, California: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-1658, scale 1:24,000. |
| Geographic coverage | Monterey - San Luis Obispo - Santa Clara - Santa Cruz |
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