Geologic Considerations in Conservation Planning Southern California December 3-5, 2002 JGrim
Discussion Topics 1.California Geology Southern California Geology (Lunch) 3.Geologic Considerations in Conservation Planning 4.Geologic Hazards 5.Pertinent NRCS Policies & Procedures 6.Available Resources
California Geology 101 P Geologic Time Scale P Rocks P Structure P Plate Tectonics P Process through Time
THE ROCK CYCLE
Rock Types P Igneous P Sedimentary P Metamorphic
Igneous Rocks Intrusive Igneous e.g Granite
Granite Granite Mountains, San Bernardino Co.
Igneous Rocks P Extrusive/Volcanic (e.g. Basalt)
Pillow Basalt P Conejo Volcanics on Kanan Rd, Santa Monica Mtns.
Cindercones P Red Hill, just north of Little Lake near 395, Inyo Co.
Volcaniclastic Rocks Ricardo Group, Red Rock Canyon, Kern Co.
Sedimentary Rocks P Sandstone
Sandstone & Shale Sespe Formation near Casitas Pass, Ventura Co.
Sedimentary Rocks PConglomerate Eocene Llagas Fm, Rambla Pacifico, Santa Monica Mtns.
Sedimentary Rocks P Breccia Blackhawk Slide Breccia derived from Furnace Marble (Rd. 247, San Bernardino Co.)
Metamorphic Rocks Slate (top) vs. Shale
Metamorphic Rocks Schist
Metamorphic Rocks Gneiss (and Skittles)
Serpentenite North Baker Beach, Presidio
Geologic Structure P Folds P Joints & Fractures P Faults
Geologic Structure results when rocks and sediments are subjected to: P Tension P Compression P Shear PUplift
Folds
Ventura Anticline San Miguelito Anticline in Pico Formation beds near Ventura
Oil Accumulations in Anticlinal Crests
Natural Oil Seeps Ojai Road
Barstow Syncline Folded Miocene shales and sandstones in Rainbow Basin (north of Barstow)
Santa Ana Canyon east of Yorba Linda
Joints & Fractures
P Campo Reservation, San Diego Co.
Folding & Faulting P Anaverde Formation in San Andreas Fault Zone, Highway 14 near Palmdale
Brittle vs. Ductile Failure
Blind Thrust Faults
Northridge Earthquake, Jan. 1994
Reverse & Thrust Faults
Hollywood and Vine
Normal Faults
1872 Owens Valley Earthquake
Strike-Slip Faults Left-Lateral Right-Lateral
Highway Kern Co. Quake 1992 Lander Earthquake Hwy 58 west of Hwy 223
California Geology P Telling the story with Plate Tectonics
California Geology
Plate Boundaries
Convergent Boundaries- magmatic intrusions and volcanism
Convergent Boundaries- Magmatic intrusions and volcanism
Convergent Boundaries- Magmatic intrusions and volcanism
California Geology
PRECAMBRIAN (>570 my bp)
California Geology PRE-CENOZOIC (<570 my bp) Metamorphics
California Geology PALEOZOIC ( my bp) Antler Orogeny (approx. 350 my bp)
California Geology PALEOZOIC ( my bp) Sedimentary Volcanics Metamorphics
California Geology EARLY MESOZOIC ( my bp) Sierran Trench
California Geology EARLY MESOZOIC ( my bp) Sedimentary Volcanics Metamorphics
California Geology MESOZOIC ( my bp) Sedimentary Volcanics Metamorphics Granitics
California Geology MID-LATE MESOZOIC (140 my bp) Franciscan Trench
California Geology LATE MESOZOIC ( my bp) Great Valley Sed.
California Geology LATE MESOZOIC ( my bp) Great Valley Sed. Ultramafics (Serpentenite)
California Geology LATE MESOZOIC ( my bp) Great Valley Sed. Ultramafics (Serpentenite) Franciscan
The San Andreas “Zipper” 23my 14.5my 7.5my 3my California Geology MID-LATE TERTIARY (30-2 my bp)
California Geology CENOZOIC [ (40) 17-my bp-Pres.] Volcanics
California Geology CENOZOIC ( my bp) Marine Sedimentary Sierra Nevada Uplift (3-5 my bp)
California Geology LATE CENOZOIC - RECENT Nonmarine Sedimentary
The San Andreas “Zipper”
Geology of Southern California Complexity is thy middle name