CALIFORNIA SPECIFIC PG COMPLETE
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, Monterey Formation Most likely source of much of the petroleum and natural gas in the Transverse Ranges
Province.
Salinian Block The structural block located west of the San Andreas Fault zone and east of the
Ncimiento Fault Zone. The basement is composed of Late Cretaceous granitic rocks. The
other main basement type in the Coast Ranges Province
San Andreas Fault Northwest-trending, right-lateral, strike slip fault, 750+ feet long. Separates Pacific and
North American plates.
Franciscan Formation, Salinian Block, Coast Ranges The San Andreas Fault separates the _____ and the _____ in the ____ Province.
Sierra Nevada Batholith A great uplifted block of granitic rocks intruded and uplifted beginning in the Late
Jurassic. The bulk was emplaced in the Cretaceous. Granitic compositions range from
granite to quartz monzonite, quartz diorite, and granodiorite.
Santa Ynez Fault Boundary fault between the Coast Ranges and Transverse Ranges Provinces.
Franciscan Basement, Transverse Ranges Basement The Santa Ynez Fault separates the _____ and the _____.
Southern California Batholith The dominant rock outcrop of the Peninsular Ranges, consisting of gabbro, diorite, quartz
diorite, quartz monzonite, and granite. Quartz diorite predominates. Was emplaced
mainly during the Cretaceous.
Subjaceent Series One of two major subdivisions of rocks in the Sierra Nevada and Klamath Mountains
Provinces applied to the rocks younger than the Nevadan Orogeny that emplaced the
Sierra Nevada Batholith.
Superjacent Series One of two major subdivisions of rocks in the Sierra Nevada and Klamath Mountains
Provinces applied to the rocks older than the Nevadan Orogeny that emplaced the Sierra
Nevada Batholith.
Sutter Buttes A prominent circular feature in the Central Valley that is volcanic in origin. The core is
andesite and tuff and is surrounded by sedimentary rocks. The core was later intrusded
by rhyolite porphyry.
Pleistocene Explosive activity in the Sutter Buttes was recorded in the _____.
EXAM PREP STUDY GUIDE WITH
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, Monterey Formation Most likely source of much of the petroleum and natural gas in the Transverse Ranges
Province.
Salinian Block The structural block located west of the San Andreas Fault zone and east of the
Ncimiento Fault Zone. The basement is composed of Late Cretaceous granitic rocks. The
other main basement type in the Coast Ranges Province
San Andreas Fault Northwest-trending, right-lateral, strike slip fault, 750+ feet long. Separates Pacific and
North American plates.
Franciscan Formation, Salinian Block, Coast Ranges The San Andreas Fault separates the _____ and the _____ in the ____ Province.
Sierra Nevada Batholith A great uplifted block of granitic rocks intruded and uplifted beginning in the Late
Jurassic. The bulk was emplaced in the Cretaceous. Granitic compositions range from
granite to quartz monzonite, quartz diorite, and granodiorite.
Santa Ynez Fault Boundary fault between the Coast Ranges and Transverse Ranges Provinces.
Franciscan Basement, Transverse Ranges Basement The Santa Ynez Fault separates the _____ and the _____.
Southern California Batholith The dominant rock outcrop of the Peninsular Ranges, consisting of gabbro, diorite, quartz
diorite, quartz monzonite, and granite. Quartz diorite predominates. Was emplaced
mainly during the Cretaceous.
Subjaceent Series One of two major subdivisions of rocks in the Sierra Nevada and Klamath Mountains
Provinces applied to the rocks younger than the Nevadan Orogeny that emplaced the
Sierra Nevada Batholith.
Superjacent Series One of two major subdivisions of rocks in the Sierra Nevada and Klamath Mountains
Provinces applied to the rocks older than the Nevadan Orogeny that emplaced the Sierra
Nevada Batholith.
Sutter Buttes A prominent circular feature in the Central Valley that is volcanic in origin. The core is
andesite and tuff and is surrounded by sedimentary rocks. The core was later intrusded
by rhyolite porphyry.
Pleistocene Explosive activity in the Sutter Buttes was recorded in the _____.
