Roadside Geology of Southern California
by Arthur Gibbs Sylvester and Elizabeth O'Black Gans
Roadside Geology of Southern California
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PREFACE |
VIII
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INTRODUCTION |
1
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Understanding the Earth |
3
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Rocks and Rock Formation |
3
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Plate Tectonics |
4
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Faults, faulting, and Earthquakes |
6
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Geologic Processes in Desert Environments |
8
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Geologic Evolution of Southern California |
12
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PROTEROZOIC EON |
12
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Gneissic Basement Rock |
12
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PALEOZOIC ERA |
13
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The Continental Shelf |
13
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MESOZOIC ERA |
13
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Subduction and Batholith Formation |
13
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CENOZOIC ERA |
16
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Crustal Breakup, Rift Volcanism, and Basin Sedimentation |
16
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Development of the San Andreas Fault |
17
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Rotation of the Western Tranverse Ranges |
20
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The Present |
21
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MOJAVE DESERT |
25
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Detachment Faults |
28
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Joshua Tree National Park |
28
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ROAD GUIDES FOR THE MOJAVE DESERT |
34
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Interstate 10: Indio - Blythe |
34
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Interstate 15: Cajon Summit - Barstow |
39
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Interstate 15: Barstow - Baker |
44
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Interstate 15: Baker - Primm, Nevada |
54
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Interstate 40: Barstow - Needles |
59
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US 66: Ludlow - Fenner |
64
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US 93: Blythe - Needles |
70
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CA 14: Palmdale - Mojave - Red Rock Canyon |
77
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CA 58: Tehachapi - Barstow |
83
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CA62: North Palm Springs - Arizona Border |
89
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Kelbaker Road: Interstate 40 - Baker |
92
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CA 247: Yucca Valley - Barstow |
99
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SALTON TROUGH |
105
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Salton Trough Earthquakes |
108
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Lake Cahulla and the Salton Sea |
109
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Algodones Dunes |
110
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WORLD-CLASS GEOLOGIC SITES |
111
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Mecca Hills: Box Canyon and Painted Canyon |
111
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Split Mountain Gorge |
123
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Road Guides for the Salton Trough |
128
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Interstate 8 and CA 98: Ocotillo - Yuma, Arizona |
128
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Interstate 10: Beaumont - Indio |
133
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CA 86: Coachella - Brawley |
140
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CA 111: Calexico - Mecca |
144
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PENINSULAR RANGES |
153
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Peninsular Ranges Batholith |
155
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Elsinore, San Jacinto, and Rose Canyon Faults |
157
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The Old Erosion Surface, Perris Plain and the Poway Conglomerate |
158
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Coastal Terraces |
161
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Road Guides for the Peninsular Ranges |
162
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Interstate 5: San Ysidro - San Clemente |
162
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Interstate 8: Ocean Beach - Ocotillo |
171
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Interstate 10: Los Angeles - Beaumont |
180
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Interstate 15: San Diego - Corona |
183
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CA 78: Carlsbad - Ocotillo Wells |
194
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LOS ANGELES BASIN |
200
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Formation of the Basin |
200
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Oil Fields and the Monterey Formation |
204
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Long Beach Oil Field and Signal Hill |
205
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Baldwin Hills and Inglewood Oil Field |
207
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Huntington Beach Oil Field |
208
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Seal Beach Oil Field |
209
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Wilmington Oil Field |
209
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Los Angeles River |
210
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La Brea Tar Pits |
212
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San Juan Capistrano |
213
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Coastal Region of the Basin |
214
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Dana Point |
214
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Laguna Beach |
218
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Crystal Cove State Park |
218
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Newport Bay |
220
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Marshes and Lagoons |
221
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Palos Verdes Hills |
222
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Redondo Submarine Canyon and Sand Dunes |
223
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Marina del Rey Breakwater |
233
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TRANSVERSE RANGES |
224
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Western Transverse Ranges |
225
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Ventura Basin |
225
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Conejo and Santa Cruz Island Volcanics |
227
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Eastern Transverse Ranges |
228
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San Bernardino Mountains |
228
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San Gabriel Mountains |
229
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Road Guides for the Transverse Ranges |
231
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Interstate 5: Sylmar - Grapevine |
231
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Interstate 15 and Interstate 215: San Bernardino - Cajon Summit |
242
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Interstate 210: Sylmar - San Bernardino |
249
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Interstate 405: West Los Angeles - Sylmar |
255
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US 101: Hollywood - Ventura |
262
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US 101 and CA 1: Ventrua - Buellton and Lompoc |
267
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CA 1: Santa Monica - Oxnard |
287
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CA 2: Eagle Rock - Wrightwood |
296
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CA 14: Sylmar - Palmdale |
305
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CA 33: Ventrua - Cuyama |
311
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CA 38 and CA 18: Redlands - Big Bear City - Lucerne Valley |
320
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CA 126: Ventura - Santa Clarita |
331
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CHANNEL ISLANDS |
337
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San Miguel Island |
338
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Santa Rosa Island |
339
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Santa Cruz Island |
340
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Anacapa Island |
341
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Santa Barbara Island |
342
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Santa Catalina Island |
343
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San Clemente Island |
344
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San Nicolas Island |
345
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NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS AND EXHIBITS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA |
346
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GLOSSARY |
350
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FURTHER READING AND REFERENCES |
361
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INDEX |
371
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