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| State | California |
|---|---|
| Name | Triassic marine rocks, unit 6 (Southern Sierra Nevada) |
| Geologic age | Late Triassic to Early Jurassic |
| Original map label | Tr |
| Comments | Southern Sierra Nevada. Sandstone, hornfels, and marble of Mineral King pendant |
| Primary rock type | sandstone |
| Secondary rock type | hornfels |
| Other rock types | marble; volcanic rock (aphanitic); slate |
| 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. Matthews, R.A., and Burnett, J.L., 1966, Geologic map of California, Olaf P. Jenkins edition, Fresno sheet, scale 1:250,000. Saleeby, J.B., and Busby, Cathy, 1993, Paleogeographic and tectonic setting of axial and western metamorphic framework rocks of the southern Sierra Nevada, California, in Dunne, G.C., and McDougall, K.A., eds., Mesozoic paleogeography of the western United States-II: Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists, Pacific Section, Book 71, p. 197-226. |
| Geographic coverage | Tulare |
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