Upper Cretaceous and Paleocene marine rocks, undivided (CAKu-PE;0)

State	California
Name	Upper Cretaceous and Paleocene marine rocks, undivided
Geologic age	Late Cretaceous to Paleocene
Lithologic constituents	Major Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)Feldspathic to arkosic; mostly thick bedded; fine-grained to conglomeratic; some beds are graded Minor Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate (Bed)Clasts mostly volcanic and granitic Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone (Bed) Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone (Bed) Incidental Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)Associated with mudstone and siltstone; includes concretions
Comments	West-central California (Santa Lucia Range). Mostly Upper Cretaceous with Paleocene strata in upper part
Stratigraphic units	Dip Creek Fm., Asuncion Group (part), Shut-In Fm., Italian Flat Fm., Steve Creek Fm., El Piojo Fm.
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. 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. https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/pp819 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. https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/gq1658
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Counties	Monterey - San Luis Obispo - Santa Clara - Santa Cruz

State

Name

Upper Cretaceous and Paleocene marine rocks, undivided

Geologic age

Late Cretaceous to Paleocene

Lithologic constituents

Major

Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)Feldspathic to arkosic; mostly thick bedded; fine-grained to conglomeratic; some beds are graded

Minor

Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate (Bed)Clasts mostly volcanic and granitic

Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone (Bed)

Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone (Bed)

Incidental

Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)Associated with mudstone and siltstone; includes concretions

Comments

West-central California (Santa Lucia Range). Mostly Upper Cretaceous with Paleocene strata in upper part

Stratigraphic units

Dip Creek Fm., Asuncion Group (part), Shut-In Fm., Italian Flat Fm., Steve Creek Fm., El Piojo Fm.

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.

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.

https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/pp819

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.

https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/gq1658

NGMDB product

NGMDB product page for 96750

Counties

Monterey - San Luis Obispo - Santa Clara - Santa Cruz