The Santa Clara Formation is a geologic formation in the southeastern Santa Cruz Mountains, in Santa Clara County, California.
| Santa Clara Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Plio-Pleistocene | |
| Type | Geologic formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Gravel, sandstone, siltstone |
| Location | |
| Region | Santa Cruz Mountains, Santa Clara County, California |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Santa Clara County |
Geology edit
It was formed during the late Pliocene and early Pleistocene Ages of the Neogene Period resp. the Quaternary Period, during the Cenozoic Era. It is composed of fluvial boulder to pebble gravel, sandstone, and siltstone locally including thin bedded lacustrine mudstone.
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Further reading edit
- USGS.gov: "Geologic maps and structure sections of the southwestern Santa Clara Valley and southern Santa Cruz Mountains, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz Counties, California"
- AAPG Datapages/Archives: "The Santa Clara Formation as a Record of Late Cenozoic Uplift of the Santa Cruz Mountains, Santa Clara County, California"
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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