Tuffaceous ephemeral lake deposits on an alluvial plain, Middle Tertiary of central California
Sedimentology
By: J. A. Bartow
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Abstract
The Oligocene and Miocene Valley Springs Formation represents a large fluvial depositional system that extended westward from sediment-filled palaeovalleys in the high Sierra Nevada to a piedmont alluvial plain under the present Central Valley. The Valley Springs Formation consists largely of tuffaceous mudrocks, tuffaceous sandstone, polymict conglomerate and rhyodacitic tuff. The tuffaceous mudrock lithofacies probably represents a complex of ephemeral lake and marsh environments on a low gradient alluvial plain. The inferred abundance of shallow lakes, ponds and marshes implies a climate that was wetter than the semi-arid climate of the region today. -from Author
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Tuffaceous ephemeral lake deposits on an alluvial plain, Middle Tertiary of central California |
| Series title | Sedimentology |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 1994 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Sedimentology |
| First page | 215 |
| Last page | 232 |
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