A further stratigraphic study in the Mount Diablo Range of California

PROCEEDINQS OF THE CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Fourth Series Vol. Ill, pp. 1-40 October 31, 1908 A FURTHER STRATIGRAPHIC STUDY IN THE MOUNT DIABLO RANGE OF CALIFORNIA BY FRANK M. ANDERSON Curator of the DepartiJient of Invertebrate Paleontology CONTENTS Introduction Conditions of Deposition During the Tertiary The Cretaceous and Earlier Series The Eocene Rocks Distribtition Stratigraphy . The Lower Sandstones The Lower Shales . The Upper Sands . The Upper Shales . The Miocene Series The Temblor Beds . The Monterey Shales The Coalinga Beds The Pliocene Series . The Etchegoin Beds The Tulare Formation The Pleistocene Record The Terraces . The Pleistocene Deposits Stratigraphic Relations Correlations PAGE 2 6 8 9 9 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 20 22 28 28 31 32 32 34 35 37 October 31, 1908