| State | California |
|---|---|
| Name | Paleozoic marine rocks, undivided, unit 5 (Northeastern Sierra Nevada) |
| Geologic age | Ordovician to Jurassic |
| Lithologic constituents |
Major
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary
Metamorphic > Metaigneous > Metavolcanic
Minor
Tectonite > Melange (Melange)
|
| Comments | Northeastern Sierra Nevada. Scattered outcrops of metasedimentary and metavolcanic rocks ranging in age from Ordovician to Jurassic |
| Stratigraphic units | Shoo Fly Complex (part), Sierra Buttes Fm., Peale Fm., Reeve 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.Burnett, J.L., and Jennings, C.W., 1962, Geologic map of California, Olaf P. Jenkins edition, Chico sheet, scale 1:250,000.Lydon, P.A., Gay, T.E., Jr., and Jennings, C.W., 1960, Geologic map of California, Olaf P. Jenkins edition, Westwood sheet, scale 1:250,000.Saucedo, G.J., and Wagner, D.L., 1992, Geologic map of the Chico quadrangle, California: California Division of Mines and Geology, Regional Geologic Map Series, Map 7A, scale 1:250,000.Harwood, D.S., 1992, Stratigraphy of Paleozoic and lower Mesozoic rocks in the Northern Sierra Terrane, California: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1957, 78 p., scale 1:250,000.https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/b1957 Grose, T.L.T., Saucedo, G.J., and Wagner, D.L., 1990, Geologic map of the Susanville quadrangle, Lassen and Plumas Counties, California: California Division of Mines and Geology, Open-File Report 91-1, 25 p., scale 1:100,000. |
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| Counties | Plumas |