Plio-Pleistocene and Pliocene loosely consolidated deposits (CAQPOc;0)

State	California
Name	Plio-Pleistocene and Pliocene loosely consolidated deposits
Geologic age	Miocene to Pleistocene
Original map label	QPc
Primary rock type	sandstone
Secondary rock type	conglomerate
Other rock types	claystone; shale; siltstone; limestone; evaporite; coal; sedimentary breccia
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.
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