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Title: The Tertiary Gravels of the Sierra Nevada of California by Waldemar Lindgren (1911) Collection Type: Books and Periodicals Source(s): Google Books # of Pages: 301 Download PDF: User Login Required Download OCR Text: User Login Required

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CONTENTS. Page. Part I. General features of the province.............220 0. eee eee eee eee eee cee e cence ene eee ceenees See 9 Chapter: 1.. Introduction soweecses sss coeumnemese os a mewemures oo 2s 4 wow mrnrers 6 os os pe waETES oes pee REE EEE ee 9 Outline of later geologic history of the Sierra Nevada..................-20 222 eee cece eee eee ener reese 9 Acknowledgments............ 2... e cece ee cee ce eee eee ee eee ee eee eee center eee eee ee eeeceeeee 11 DY 6 12 TAtOPACURC siciciesceieseieiiersiiaiecs 9 4 x srergverinargiens ooo 4 cratacaraenete 3 oo a cremmeeIENEtE oa 6 © erate reterterEe cig 3 6 a 6 ereraUOORIETENE eee 12 Chapter 2. Topography and general geology............ 22.2... 2 2 eee e cece cece eee ee eee cece ees 14 Topography sss « s sissemsniaw.s = ss someewesmie ¢ 2s os MEN EIRS 2 3 ts 5 SEES Fae SO eo 6 so peBIREE Exes 14 The Great Valley and its eastern border............... 22.22.22 eee cece eee cece e eee eeeeeees 15 Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys .................. 0.2.2 c eee eee ee eee eee eee eens 15 SediMentary Aeposits.... cocaine seca. cwnseeneres soo cieiciainaiele eae a eaeeeialee bene Mares EES 15 Mining Gébrissws «soz seqeewews 4 os 2 peewee 4 ¢ 4 eee EIS ¢ vo + PERE REGIS 2 oo ee See REET ee es 16 Feather Riveriscsvcsessses.cs sss seman <5 ss seE REE ¥ so SE RISTERISS 9 eos REIS o.16 Yuba River... 2.222.222 ee eee eee cee ee ee tenet ence 17 Bear River...... 2.2.2.2. eee cece eee eee etn n eee eee rete ee eeeteeeeceeeees 17 American River............... 20. e cece ce cece cee cece eee eee ence eee neeneees 17 Sacramento Valleyieces conews ss ss semereww os 6 s sees eerste 4: os bewomEN so ees s eeEEREE Fees 17 Tributaries of San Joaquin River...............2.. 22.2502 c eee eee eee eee eee eeeee 18 Quantity of mining débris, by G. K. Gilbert..................0.0 000202 18 Terranes of the eastern border of the valley .............2..0. 02.6.2 cece eee eee eee eee eee 21 General features. . 2.2.2.0... 0.2.2. c ee cece ce eee cee eee e cece cece cee e ee eeeeeee 21 Chico formation cose seveswenesesws sos wememwinrs 5 2 os He NER ES & ose SRE Ee TER € eee Se uERERIRES 22s 22 Tejon formations: : s sz seaseqeme «ss umeuncimew s 5 a s semmESems 4 es 5 Gwe oe Fs Ee eEREERAS Se. 23 Tone formation............... 0025 e eee cece cee cee eee ee eee cece ence eee e ener eeeeee 24 Definition..............0 000 ee ee ee eee ee nee e cet cnet ee eeeeeee 24 Distr DUth OD aio erereisiaiereerisrentens 6 & 2 wrctonrarranis «+ 6 6 4 emnetamnetinrs 6 5 + ernEKeSNeND 6 8 U8 ererCMENORETENS § 24 Post-Ione erosion. v.siscsesseevewis os ovaeeeesies sos ss ewaewuneues ess eueweesenn esses seueawene es 25 Volcanic formations along the valley border................2. 22.2002 c eee cece cece eee eee eee 25 DSO C0) 0 <a 25 Andesite...... 2.2... eee ee eee eee eee eee beeen eee e tenet eeeeeee 25 Basal tand 1atiternrgese snsiesurgeronns 5 sg sreseraaersrevers 6 6 5 cieeniennerctany vo so cronccnres v6 a «5 OOS RERERETY 2 26 The tufis of Oroville sscsscossewwwes 5 es eeeeenws oo ss pe EewERHS Fo 6 eo Se oe 2 ss Sem RBETRS 26 Quaternary: gravels: snes sowees vocmss ¢ zs stemware & x ss SREY © & So RRRISRIOS © 4 4 5 5 RR Rieveree 27 Summary of geologic events along the valley border................... 2.220222 cece ee eee eee eens 28 The Sierra Nevada................-wee eee ee eee eee eee ee eee eee eee eect ence teen eeeeee 28 Tertiary river gravels and volcanic rocks. .............. 02. e eee eee cee cnet een eee eeee 28 Prevolcanic depositseo s vssscewes sss senna 04 ob ee ewemewen ss ses seu weameres ses eeeeeeeews 29 Volcanic and intervolcanic deposits.......... Sdied.a 8 © 2 $B AMRRITOAS § & 8 SRI WIRIO ISIE. £5 2 8 EOE 30. Tertiary and Quaternary igneous rocks.............2.. 0.02 eee cece ee eee ee cee eee eee peer, 2 8b Tertiary drainage system...........2. 2.20. eee cece eee cence ence seen eee eees Boo Reetten “e ce a Tertiary prevolcanic surface s2 2 (BR Eastern fault aystem...... 2.0.0... 0 0 cece eee cece cece cece eee cent ene eneenes Leeearet Et 38, Quiline of system saswes cawewsweweus ¢ 2 ss axemweuene «5 43 peawReRS 4 ooo saEBOES 63 555Veet “39.6 F Character of dislocations. .............0.. 200 eee eee cece eee eee cee cece eee eee eed E Time of movement................. 0220 e cece cee ee eee eee e eee c nee eeee * Criteria of faulting...........2... 02.020 e cece ce cee cece eee eee eee ceeeeneserees er The Quaternary drainages .ccses seweas oe cosas enews ewes oo 2s seeasacee sss: see eeseues suse ree eeees Summary of the history of the range............ ee ee eee aiborunfbansaseoe Views of King, Le Conte, and Russell............. 0.0.2 e eee cece cece cece ec eee eee eeeee Sedimentation and erosion............... 002-00 e2 cece eee ee ee eee cece ee ce ee eeee eens weeeeeeee Chapter 3. Fossils of the Tertiary auriferous gravels. ... 2.22.00. .0 200.2 e cece eee eee eee eee eens 51 Introduction esc ss sss swanwerwe « 2s « sa eswerae oe ess eeeeweues «so FoR mE REN ooo ao RE ERGR es 5 os SRE 51 Miantitiial TOMAS, . ..-.cccmecon + oo + > srscaninléldiad 4 24 2 5 SQRISGUIRES 6 § ¥ 5s SERIES © eS Se SERIE Fo 05 bE ER eee 51 The Calaveras skull, by J. M. Boutwell..... 2.2.0.2... ee ce eee ence ence eee enes 54 Diatoms..... 2.02.2 ee eee eee ee eee n eee eee eee e tent eee ence ee eneeen 55 Tertiary fossil. plants.csecseeeeees « s enswsewes sooo semwmerwen <6 aa sereeewune sg see eames ss eee wewres 55