Geology And Oil Resources Of The Santa Maria Oil District Santa Barbara County California Classic Reprint

Excerpt from Geology and Oil Resources of the Santa Maria Oil District, Santa Barbara County, California Geology - Continued. Sedimentary formations - Continued. Monterey shale (middle Miocene) - Continued. Structure and thickness Evidence Of age Metamorphism of the shale by combustion Localities where the shale is at present burning. Typical occurrences of burnt shale Depth to which alteration has extended Lithologic character of burnt shale Cause of the alteration Range in time of the phenomenon Fernando formation (miocene-pliocene-pleistocene) General statement Lithologic character Structure Distribution Evidence Of age Quaternary General statement Terrace deposits General description Lithologic character. Origin Dune sand Alluvium Igneous rocks General statement Igneous rocks of pre-monterey age Igneous rocks intruding the Mbnterey Geologic history Earliest periods Eocene period. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.