- Usage in publication:
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- Central Fee sandstone unit
- Modifications:
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- Original reference
- Dominant lithology:
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- Sandstone
- Siltstone
- AAPG geologic province:
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- Los Angeles basin
Summary:
Pg. 6 (fig. 2), 7, pl. 2. Central Fee sandstone unit (informal) in Sycamore Canyon member of Puente formation. Series of sandstone and sandy siltstone beds in upper part of Sycamore Canyon member. Thickness approximately 1,050 feet. Underlies Hoover conglomerate unit (new) of Sycamore Canyon member. Age is late Miocene.
Occurs in Whittier-La Habra area, south of Whittier fault, Los Angeles Co., southern CA.
Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 697-698).
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