Friars Formation
Geologic formation in San Diego County From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Friars Formation is a geologic formation in San Diego County, California.[1][2]
| Friars Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Eocene | |
| Type | Geologic formation |
| Unit of | La Jolla Group |
| Underlies | Stadium Conglomerate |
| Overlies | Scripps Formation |
| Thickness | 0–50 metres (0–164 ft) |
| Location | |
| Region | San Diego County, California |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Friars Road |
Geology
It is the uppermost unit of the La Jolla Group. The rocks are nonmarine and lagoonal sandstone and claystone, named for exposures along the north side of Mission Valley near Friars Road.
It reaches a maximum thickness of 50 metres (160 ft) between Mission Valley and Carmel Valley.
Fossils
It preserves fossils dating back to the middle and late Eocene epoch of the Paleogene period, during the Cenozoic Era.[3]
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