Stratigraphic Variations in Sandstone Petrology, Great Valley Sequence, Central California Coast

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Research Article| March 01, 1970 Stratigraphic Variations in Sandstone Petrology, Great Valley Sequence, Central California Coast WYATT G GILBERT; WYATT G GILBERT Geology Department, Stanford University, California 94305 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar WILLIAM R DICKINSON WILLIAM R DICKINSON Geology Department, Stanford University, California 94305 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (1970) 81 (3): 949–954. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1970)81[949:SVISPG]2.0.CO;2 Article history received: 13 Oct 1969 first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation WYATT G GILBERT, WILLIAM R DICKINSON; Stratigraphic Variations in Sandstone Petrology, Great Valley Sequence, Central California Coast. GSA Bulletin 1970;; 81 (3): 949–954. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1970)81[949:SVISPG]2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract West of the Sur-Nacimiento fault zone in the Southern Coast Ranges of California, strata of the Great Valley sequence are exposed in thrust plates resting tectonically on the underlying Franciscan assemblage as is the case east of the San Andreas fault. Detrital modes of sandstones from different horizons in the local sequence show the same systematic variations with Stratigraphic position as do correlative late Mesozoic strata in the main outcrop belt along the west side of the Great Valley. The similar tectonic setting and sandstone petrology suggest the rocks in the two areas are parts of a single extensive terrane separated by fault offset in the Cenozoic. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.