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  • Usage in publication:
    • Acebedo formation
    • Acebedo member
  • Modifications:
    • Original reference
  • Dominant lithology:
    • Siltstone
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • San Joaquin basin
Publication:

Mallory, V.S., 1959, Lower Tertiary biostratigraphy of the California Coast Ranges: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Special Volume, no. 20, 416 p. [Available online, with subscription, from AAPG archives: http://www.aapg.org/datasystems or http://search.datapages.com]


Summary:

Pg. 46 (footnote), 50-51. Name Acebedo formation applied by Leo Herrera (unpub. thesis, 1951) to siltstones underlying Avenal sandstone in Tent Hills area. Consists, at least locally, of a basal conglomerate containing a coarse orbitoidal sandstone and a siltstone sequence. Rests unconformably on Cretaceous. May represent a coarser clastic phase of Lodo formation deposition, about equivalent, at least in upper part, in age and stratigraphic position to Arroyo Hondo member of Lodo farther north at Cantua Creek. Age is middle Eocene. Falls within Ulatisian stage. Footnote, page 46, refers to unit as member of Lodo formation.
Well exposed in Tent Hills region, south of Reef Ridge area, about 18 mi southwest of Avenal, Kern Co., southern CA.

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