Cierbo Sandstone of San Pablo Group (CA*)
Cierbo Formation of San Pablo Group (CA*)
late Tertiary (late Miocene)*
Type section: south side of Canada del Cierbo near Carquinez Straits, [Benicia 7.5-min quadrangle, Contra Costa Co.], Mount Diablo region, western CA (Clark, 1921).
Northern Coast Range province*
Sacramento basin*
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