Usage:
Jewett Sand (CA*)
Also called /Freeman-Jewett Shale in some reports.
Subunits:
Pyramid Hill Member (CA*).
Geologic age:
Tertiary
Miocene, early*
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Type section (subsurface): 657 ft cored interval, depth-interval 1,218 to 1,875 ft, Shell Oil Jewett No.1 well, southern Round Mountain oil field, in sec. 29, T. 28 S., R. 29 E., Kern Co., CA (Addicott, 1970).
AAPG geologic province:
San Joaquin basin
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
Asterisk (*) indicates published by U.S. Geological Survey authors.
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