| State | California |
|---|---|
| Name | Quaternary alluvium and marine deposits |
| Geologic age | Pleistocene to Holocene |
| Lithologic constituents |
Major
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital (Alluvial, Terrace, Bed)
Minor
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital (Lacustrine, Bed)
|
| Stratigraphic units | Temescal Fm., Modesto Fm., Victor Fm, Alameda Fm., Aromas Red Sands, Bautista Beds, Brawley Fm., Borrego Fm., Burnt Canyon Breccia, Cabezon Fanglomerate, Campus Fm., Casitas Fm., Chemehuevi Fm., Corcoran Clay, Cushenbury Springs Fm., Dos Picachos Gravels, Dripping Springs Fm., Frazier Mountain Fm., Friant Fm., Harold Fm., Heights Fanglomerate, Hookton Fm. (part), Huichica Fm., La Habra Fm., Lake Coahuila deposits, Manix Lake Beds, Mohawk Lake Beds, Montezuma Fm., Nadeau Gravel, Ocotillo Conglomerate, Orcutt Fm., Pacoima Fm., Pauba Fm., Peckham Fm., Pinto Fm., Resting Springs Fm., Riverbank Fm., Rohnerville Fm., San Dimas Fm., Shoemaker Gravel, Temecula Arkose, Battery Fm., Bay Point Fm., Colma Fm., Lindavista Fm., Lomita Marl, Merritt Sand, Millerton Fm., Palos Verdes Sand, San Pedro Fm., Sweitzer Fm., Timms Point Silt |
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