| State | California |
|---|---|
| Name | Miocene nonmarine rocks |
| Geologic age | Oligocene to Pleistocene |
| Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate (Bed)
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone (Bed)
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone (Bed)
Incidental
Sedimentary > Chemical > Chert (Bed)
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Dolostone (Bed)
Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic (Pyroclastic-tuff)
Igneous > Volcanic > Mafic-volcanic > Basalt (Flow)
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sedimentary-breccia (Bed)
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)
|
| Stratigraphic units | Barstow Fm., Bena Gravels, Bissell Fm., Bopesta Fm., Caliente Fm. (part), Clews Fanglomerate, Coachella Fanglomerate, Fiss Fanglomerate, Mint Canyon Fm., Oso Canyon Fm., Pickhandle Fm., Punchbowl Fm., San Pablo Group, Santa Barbara Fm., Split Mountain Fm., Tick Canyon Fm., Tropico Group, Valley Springs 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.Smith, A.R., 1965, Geologic map of California, Olaf P. Jenkins edition, Bakersfield sheet, scale 1:250,000.Jennings, C.W., and Strand, R.G., 1969, Geologic map of California, Olaf P. Jenkins edition, Los Angeles sheet, scale 1:250,000.Strand, R.G., and Koenig, J.B., 1966, Geologic map of California, Olaf P. Jenkins edition, Sacramento sheet, scale 1:250,000.Rogers, T.H., 1969, Geologic map of California, Olaf P. Jenkins edition, San Bernardino sheet, scale 1:250,000.Strand, R.G., 1962, Geologic map of California, Olaf P. Jenkins edition, San Diego-El Centro sheet, scale 1:250,000.Rogers, T.H., 1966, Geologic map of California, Olaf P. Jenkins edition, San Jose sheet, scale 1:250,000.Jennings, C.W., 1959, Geologic map of California, Olaf P. Jenkins edition, San Luis Obispo sheet, scale 1:250,000.Rogers, T.H., 1966, Geologic map of California, Olaf P. Jenkins edition, Santa Ana sheet, scale 1:250,000.Jennings, C.W., and Strand, R.G., 1959, Geologic map of California, Olaf P. Jenkins edition, Santa Cruz sheet, scale 1:250,000.Jennings, C.W., Burnett, J.L., and Troxel, B.W., 1963, Geologic map of California, Olaf P. Jenkins edition, Trona sheet, scale 1:250,000.Wagner, D.L., Jennings, C.W., Bedrossian, T.L., and Bortugno, E.J., 1981, Geologic map of the Sacramento quadrangle, California: California Division of Mines and Geology, Regional Geologic Map Series, Map 1A, scale 1:250,000.Bortugno, E.J., and Spittler, T.E., 1986, Geologic map of the San Bernardino quadrangle, California: California Division of Mines and Geology, Regional Geologic Map Series, Map 3A, scale 1:250,000.Wagner, D.L., Bortugno, E.J., and McJunkin, R.D., 1990, Geologic map of the San Francisco-San Jose quadrangle, California: California Division of Mines and Geology, Regional Geologic Map Series, Map 5A, scale 1:250,000.Dibblee, T.W., Jr., 1967, Areal geology of the western Mojave Desert, California: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 522, 153 p., scale 1:125,000.https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/pp522 Burke, D.B., Hillhouse, J.W., McKee, E.H., Miller, S.T., and Morton, J.L., 1982, Cenozoic rocks in the Barstow Basin area of southern California--stratigraphic relations, radiometric ages, and paleomagnetism: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1529-E, 16 p., scale 1:125,000.https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/b1529E |
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| Counties | Amador - Calaveras - Fresno - Imperial - Inyo - Kern - Los Angeles - Mariposa - Merced - Modoc - Monterey - Placer - Riverside - Sacramento - San Benito - San Bernardino - San Diego - San Joaquin - San Luis Obispo - Shasta - Stanislaus |