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Stadium Conglomerate

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Short description: Geologic formation in California, US
Stadium Conglomerate
Stratigraphic range: Eocene
TypeGeologic formation
UnderliesMission Valley Formation
OverliesFriars Formation
Lithology
PrimaryConglomerate
Location
RegionSan Diego County, California
Country United States
Type section
Named forSan Diego Stadium

The Stadium Conglomerate is a geologic formation in San Diego County, California.[1][2] It is found at the northern end of Mission Valley near San Diego Stadium.

Geology

The formation consists of a massive cobble conglomerate with a dark yellowish-brown coarse-grained sandstone matrix.[1] The conglomerate has dispersed lenses of fossiliferous crossbedded sandstone.[1]

It overlies the Friars Formation, and underlies the sandstone Mission Valley Formation.[1]

Fossil content

It preserves fossils dating back to the Eocene epoch of the Paleogene period, during the Cenozoic Era.[3] The fossils include calcareous nanoplankton.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Kennedy, Michael P. (1975). Geology of the San Diego metropolitan area, California. California Division of Mines and Geology. https://archive.org/details/geologyofsandieg00kennrich. 
  2. ↑ Geiconsultants.com: Geologic Formations of Western San Diego County[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}], by Jeffrey D. Brown, R.G., C.E.G. − circa 1996.
  3. ↑ ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database)). "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=home. 

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