| State | California |
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| Name | Silurian and/or Ordovician marine rocks, unit 1 (Death Valley) |
| Geologic age | Ordovician to Early Devonian |
| Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)Thick-bedded, fine-grained, locally fossiliferous
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Dolostone (Bed)Thick-bedded, fine-grained
Minor
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > QuartziteIndurated quartzose sandstone, primarily Eureka Quartzite and stratigraphic equivalents
Incidental
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone (Bed)
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| Comments | Southeastern California. Consists primarily of dolostone, limestone, quartzite, and shale. Contains some rocks of Early Devonian age |
| Stratigraphic units | Al Rose Fm., Badger Flat Limestone, Barrel Spring Fm., Ely Springs Dolomite, Eureka Quartzite, Hidden Valley Dolomite, Johnson Spring Fm., Pogonip Group, Sunday Canyon Fm., Vaughn Gulch Limestone |
| 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.Streitz, Robert, and Stinson, M.C., 1977, Geologic map of California, Death Valley sheet, scale 1:250,000.Matthews, R.A., and Burnett, J.L., 1966, Geologic map of California, Olaf P. Jenkins edition, Fresno sheet, scale 1:250,000.Strand, R.G., 1967, Geologic map of California, Olaf P. Jenkins edition, Mariposa sheet, scale 1:250,000.Ross, D.C., 1967, Generalized geologic map of the Inyo Mountains region, California: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations Map I-506, scale 1:125,000.https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/i506 Hunt, C.B., and Mabey, D.R., 1966, Stratigraphy and structure, Death Valley, California: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 494-A, 162 p.https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/pp494A Wright, L.A., and Troxel, B.W., 1993, Geologic map of the central and northern Funeral Mountains and adjacent areas, Death Valley region, southern California: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-2305, scale 1:48,000.https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/i2305 Burchfiel, B.C., Hamill, G.S., IV, and Wilhelms, D.E., 1982, Stratigraphy of the Montgomery Mountains and the northern half of the Nopah and Resting Spring Ranges, Nevada and California: Geological Society of America Map and Chart Series MC-44, 9 p., scale 1:62,500.Workman, J.B., Menges, C.M., Page, W.R., Taylor, E.M., Ekren, E.B., Rowley, P.D., Dixon, G.L., Thompson, R.A., and Wright, L.A., 2002, Geologic map of the Death Valley ground-water model area, Nevada and California: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-2381-A, 46 p., scale 1:250,000.https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/mf2381A |
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| Counties | Inyo |