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Geology of the Del Valle Area, Los Angeles County, California

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Edwards, Charles DeVries (1948) Geology of the Del Valle Area, Los Angeles County, California. Master's thesis, California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/FRK8-F277. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:03192010-085428686

Abstract

The Del Valle area is a part of an east-west synclinal basin located near the eastern end of the Ventura Basin. It is also a part of the Transverse Range region of southern California and its structural trends are therefore predominantly east-west. The area is characterized, structurally, by folding and overthrust faulting with some minor normal faulting. The formations consist entirely of sedimentary rocks ranging in age from Miocene to Recent. Beds of the Saugus, upper and lower Pico and Repetto formations are exposed at the surface, and consist of sands, sandstones, siltstones, and shales. Local terrace sands and gravels and alluvial deposits are also present. Two productive oil fields, the Del Valle and Ramona oil fields are located within this area.

Item Type:Thesis (Master's thesis)
Subject Keywords:Ventura Basin, Pico Formation, Repetto Formation, Modelo Formation, Saugus Formation, San Martinez Grande Canyon, Ramona Fault
Degree Grantor:California Institute of Technology
Division:Geological and Planetary Sciences
Major Option:Geology
Thesis Availability:Public (worldwide access)
Research Advisor(s):
  • Jahns, Richard H.
Thesis Committee:
  • Unknown, Unknown
Defense Date:1947
Additional Information:Supplemental Files Information: Geologic map of the Del Valle area: Supplement 1 from "Geology of the Del Valle area, Los Angeles County, California" (Thesis). Date(s) Collected: 1947. Geographic Location Bounding Box: -118.6 Degrees East; -118.7 Degrees West; 34.467 Degrees North; 34.4 Degrees South. Section A-A’, Del Valle area: Supplement 2 from "Geology of the Del Valle area, Los Angeles County, California" (Thesis) Date(s) Collected: 1947. Section B-B’, Del Valle area: Supplement 3 from "Geology of the Del Valle area, Los Angeles County, California" (Thesis) Date(s) Collected: 1947. Section C-C', Del Valle area: Supplement 4 from "Geology of the Del Valle area, Los Angeles County, California" (Thesis) Date(s) Collected: 1947. Section D-D’, Del Valle area: Supplement 5 from "Geology of the Del Valle area, Los Angeles County, California" (Thesis) Date(s) Collected: 1947. Section E-E’, Del Valle area: Supplement 6 from "Geology of the Del Valle area, Los Angeles County, California" (Thesis) Date(s) Collected: 1947. Correlation table, Del Valle area, showing relations between sections: Supplement 7 from "Geology of the Del Valle area, Los Angeles County, California" (Thesis).
Record Number:CaltechTHESIS:03192010-085428686
Persistent URL:https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:03192010-085428686
DOI:10.7907/FRK8-F277
Related URLs:
URLURL TypeDescription
https://doi.org/10.22002/D1.653DOISupplement 1 in CaltechDATA: Geologic map of the Del Valle area
https://doi.org/10.22002/D1.654DOISupplement 2 in CaltechDATA: Section A-A’, Del Valle area
https://doi.org/10.22002/D1.655DOISupplement 3 in CaltechDATA: Section B-B’, Del Valle area
https://doi.org/10.22002/D1.656DOISupplement 4 in CaltechDATA: Section C-C', Del Valle area
https://doi.org/10.22002/D1.657DOISupplement 5 in CaltechDATA: Section D-D’, Del Valle area
https://doi.org/10.22002/D1.658DOISupplement 6 in CaltechDATA: Section E-E’, Del Valle area
https://doi.org/10.22002/D1.659DOISupplement 7 in CaltechDATA: Correlation table, Del Valle area, showing relations between sections
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ID Code:5615
Collection:CaltechTHESIS
Deposited By: Tony Diaz
Deposited On:14 Apr 2010 22:13
Last Modified:17 Mar 2023 18:47

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