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Upper Cretaceous marine rocks, unit 1 (Upper Great Valley Sequence)

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Upper Cretaceous sandstone, shale, and conglomerate
State California
Name Upper Cretaceous marine rocks, unit 1 (Upper Great Valley Sequence)
Geologic age Late Cretaceous
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)Primarily turbidites forming lenticular to fan-shaped sequences enclosed by shale
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mixed-clastic > Siltstone-mudstone (Bed)
Incidental
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate (Bed)
Comments Coast Ranges, western Transverse Ranges, Peninsular Range. Upper part of Great Valley Sequence. Thick, extensive sequences of shale, siltstone, sandstone, and conglomerate primarily of deep-marine (turbidite) facies
Stratigraphic units Adobe Flat Shale Mbr. of Panoche Fm., Asuncion Group (part), Atascadero Fm., Bald Hills Fm., Chico Fm., Forbes Fm., Funks Fm., Gualala Group, Guinda Fm., Jack Creek Fm., Jalama Fm., Kione Sand, Ladd Fm., Moreno Fm., Panoche Fm., Pigeon Point Fm., Rosario Fm., "Salt Creek Conglomerate", Sites Fm., Venado Fm., Williams Fm., Yolo Fm., Great Valley Sequence (part), Boxer Fm., Cortina Fm., Rumsey Fm., Budden Canyon Fm. (part), Tuna Canyon Fm., Rosario Group, Lusardi Fm., Point Loma Fm., Cabrillo Fm.
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