turbidites – Sedimentary Geology

Paleocene Carmelo Formation, Point Lobos, CA

March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 by Michael Smith, posted in Sedimentary Geology

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Paleocene deep marine sandstone, mudstone, and matrix-supported intraclastic conglomerate within the Carmelo Formation exposed at Point Lobos, California.

Paleocene Merle Formation, Santa Lucia Range, CA

March 24, 2020March 24, 2020 by Michael Smith, posted in Sedimentary Geology

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Paleocene deep marine sandstone of the ‘Merle’ Formation showing erosional truncation of levee deposits by overlying channel deposits.