| State | California |
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| Name | Carboniferous marine rocks, unit 7 (Bishop) |
| Geologic age | Mississippian to Early Permian |
| Lithologic constituents |
Major
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metacarbonate > MarbleThick unit comprising Mt. Baldwin Marble
Metamorphic > Granoblastic > HornfelsThin-layered to massive siliceous hornfels
Incidental
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate (Bed)Locally developed in Bright Dot Fm.
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| Comments | East-central Sierra Nevada near Bishop. Consists primarily of siliceous hornfels and a thick marble unit (Mt. Baldwin Marble). Contains some rocks of Early Permian age |
| Stratigraphic units | Bright Dot Fm., Lake Dorothy Hornfels, Mildred Lake Hornfels, Mount Baldwin Marble |
| References | Jennings, C.W., Strand, R.G., Rogers, T.H., Boylan, R.T., Moar, R.R., and Switzer, R.A., 1977, Geologic Map of California: California Division of Mines and Geology, Geologic Data Map 2, 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.Strand, R.G., 1967, Geologic map of California, Olaf P. Jenkins edition, Mariposa sheet, scale 1:250,000.Stevens, C.H., and Greene, D.C., 1999, Stratigraphy, depositional history, and tectonic evolution of Paleozoic continental-margin rocks in roof pendants of the eastern Sierra Nevada, California: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 111, p. 919-933. |
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| Counties | Inyo - Mono |