Chanac Formation

Chanac Formation
Stratigraphic range: Neogene
Type Formation
Underlies Etchegoin Formation, Kern River Beds Formation
Overlies Santa Margarita Formation
Location
Region San Joaquin Valley, Kern County, California
Country United States

The Chanac Formation is a Cenozoic Era sandstone geologic formation in the southeastern San Joaquin Valley, within Kern County, California.[1]

Geology

The Kern River Series is divided into the lower Chanac Formation unit, and the upper Kern River Beds Formation unit, with the wedge of the Etchegoin Formation in the middle in the western section.[1] It is composed of sandstone and cobble conglomerate.[1] It overlies the Miocene Period Santa Margarita Formation.

It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 USGS.gov: "The Kern River Formation, Southeastern San Joaquin Valley, California"; Geological Survey Bulletin 1529-D; By J. Alan Bartow and Gardner M. Pittman; United States Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.; 1983 (with map on pg. D4).
  2. ↑ Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.


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