Sweetwater Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Paleogene | |
Type | Formation |
Location | |
Region | California |
Country | United States |
The Sweetwater Formation is a geologic formation in California. It preserves fossils from the Late Eocene period. [1] It underlies the Otay Formation, which reserves fossils of the Oligocene to Miocene periods of the Cenozoic Era. [1]
It is located in the Peninsular Ranges province. [1] The formation is composed of the angular-conglomerate, gritstone, sandstone and mudstone facies. [2]
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Sweetwater Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Paleogene | |
Type | Formation |
Location | |
Region | California |
Country | United States |
The Sweetwater Formation is a geologic formation in California. It preserves fossils from the Late Eocene period. [1] It underlies the Otay Formation, which reserves fossils of the Oligocene to Miocene periods of the Cenozoic Era. [1]
It is located in the Peninsular Ranges province. [1] The formation is composed of the angular-conglomerate, gritstone, sandstone and mudstone facies. [2]
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