| Sweetwater Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Paleogene | |
| Type | Formation |
| Location | |
| Region | California |
| Country | United States |
The Sweetwater Formation is a geologic formation in California. It preserves fossils from the Late Eocene period. [1] It underlies the Otay Formation, which reserves fossils of the Oligocene to Miocene periods of the Cenozoic Era. [1]
It is located in the Peninsular Ranges province. [1] The formation is composed of the angular-conglomerate, gritstone, sandstone and mudstone facies. [2]
The Cordell Formation is a geologic formation in Michigan. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period.
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The Wood Canyon Formation is a geologic formation in the northern Mojave Desert of Inyo County, California and Nye County and Clark County, Nevada.
The Johnson Spring Formation is a geologic formation in California. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.
The Astoria Formation is a geologic formation in Oregon. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period.
The Cajon Valley Beds is a sedimentary geologic formation in the El Cajon Valley of southwestern San Diego County, California.
The Crowder Formation is a geologic formation in the Central and Western Mojave Desert, in northern Los Angeles County and eastern San Bernardino County, in Southern California.
The Friars Formation is a geologic formation in San Diego County, Southern California.
The La Jolla Group is a group of geologic formations in coastal southwestern San Diego County, Southern California. Its locations include the coastal La Jolla San Diego region.
The Mission Valley Formation is a marine sandstone geologic formation in the Mission Valley region of southwestern San Diego County in Southern California.
The Pomerado Conglomerate Formation is a geologic formation in southwestern San Diego County, California.
The Poway Group is a geologic group in San Diego County, Southern California. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.
The Scripps Formation is a geologic formation in coastal San Diego County, California.
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The Otay Formation is a geologic formation in San Diego County, California and northern Baja California state (Mexico). It is within the Peninsular Ranges province.
The Palm Spring Formation is a Pleistocene Epoch geologic formation in the eastern Colorado Desert of Imperial County and San Diego County County, Southern California.
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