Late Cenozoic stratigraphy and structure of the western margin of the central San Joaquin Valley, California
Year: 1982
Type: report
Abstract: Late Cenozoic deposits in the west-central San Joaquin Valley and adjacent foothills of the Diablo Range consist mainly of unconsolidated, poorly-sorted to well-sorted gravel, sand, silt and clay derived primarily from the Diablo Range and secondarily from the Sierra Nevada. Sedimentary structures.* such as channeled contacts, laminated bedding, cross-stratification and clast-imbrication indicate that most of the deposits were transported and laid down by running water. These deposits are described and their facies relationships are illustrated in the "Late Cenozoic Stratigraphy" section of this report (see Figures 17,
DOI: 10.3133/ofr82526
Author: William R. Lettis
Language: English
Subfield: Earth-Surface Processes
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4235750032