Stadium Conglomerate
Appearance
Stadium Conglomerate | |
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Stratigraphic range: Eocene | |
Type | Geologic formation |
Underlies | Mission Valley Formation |
Overlies | Friars Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Conglomerate |
Location | |
Region | San Diego County, California |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | San 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 Snapdragon Stadium.
Geology
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- Geology of San Diego County, California
- Paleogene Period in California
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in California
- Paleontology in California
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Kennedy, Michael P. (1975). Geology of the San Diego metropolitan area, California. California Division of Mines and Geology.
- ^ Geiconsultants.com: Geologic Formations of Western San Diego County[permanent dead link], by Jeffrey D. Brown, R.G., C.E.G. − circa 1996.
- ^ Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
Further reading
[edit]- "General Plan Final Program EIR: 3.11 Paleontological Resources" (PDF). City of San Diego.