Santa Clara Formation
| Santa Clara Formation Stratigraphic range: Pliocene & Pleistocene Ages, Neogene Period | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
The Santa Clara Formation is a geologic formation in the southeastern Santa Cruz Mountains, in Santa Clara County, California.
Geology
It was formed during the late Pliocene and early Pleistocene Ages of the Neogene Period, during the Cenozoic Era. It is composed of fluvial boulder to pebble gravel, sandstone, and siltstone locally including thin bedded lacustrine mudstone.
It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period.
See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in California
- Neogene California
- Paleontology in California
References
- 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 8 July 2014.
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