Schist of various types and ages, unit 1 (Peninsular Ranges)

Schists of various types; mostly Paleozoic or Mesozoic age; some Precambrian
State California
Name Schist of various types and ages, unit 1 (Peninsular Ranges)
Geologic age Triassic(?)
Lithologic constituents
Major
Metamorphic > Schist > Pelitic-schistMostly pelitic schist; also includes locally pebbly quartz-mica schist
Minor
Metamorphic > GneissGradational with schist
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > QuartziteMostly calc-silicate-bearing feldspathic quartzite; also includes pure quartzite
Incidental
Sedimentary > Clastic > ConglomerateMetamorphosed
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metacarbonate > Marble
Metamorphic > Metaigneous > Metavolcanic
Metamorphic > AmphiboliteProbably represents metamorphosed mafic flows, tuff, tuff-breccia, and sills. Locally grades into fine-grained gabbro
Comments Julian Schist of southern Peninsular Ranges. Consists primarily of pelitic schist and feldspathic quartzite
Stratigraphic units Julian Schist
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.

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, Santa Ana sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Germinario, Mark, 1993, The early Mesozoic Julian Schist, Julian, California, in Gastil, R.G., and Miller, R.H., eds., The prebatholithic stratigraphy of peninsular California: Geological Society of American Special Paper 279, p. 107-118.

Todd, V.R., Erskine, B.G., and Morton, D.M., 1988, Metamorphic and tectonic evolution of the northern Peninsular Ranges Batholith, southern California, in Ernst, W.G., ed., Metamorphism and crustal evolution of the western United States (Rubey Volume 7): Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice-Hall, p. 894-937.

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