- Usage in publication:
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- Rosario Group*
- Modifications:
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- Revised
- Adopted
- Areal extent
- AAPG geologic province:
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- Peninsular Ranges province
Summary:
Rosario Formation named and type section designated as exposures south of Rio del Rosario near town of El Rosario, west coast of Baja, CA 300 km south of international boundary (Beal, 1924). Rosario Formation is raised in rank to Rosario Group in southwestern CA, and encompasses same stratigraphic interval as in type area and includes (ascending): Lusardi, Point Loma (new) and Cabrillo (new) Formations. Shown on geologic index map of bedrock geology of San Diego coastal area. Map explanation indicates Group overlies Jurassic and Cretaceous metamorphic and granitic rocks. Underlies La Jolla Group. Age is Late Cretaceous.
Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Menlo GNULEX).
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