Geology Notes for
Point Lobos State Park
   
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Lithologic Units
Eocene Carmelo Formation - 50 mya
conglomerate and sandstone and shale and silt
Mainly in the center of the park especially at Sea Lion Point.
Turbidite deposit formed in a paleo-submarine canyon
Monterey Mass (Cretaceous granite) - 80 mya
north contact points: Headland Cove & Whaler's Cove
south contact points: Hidden Beach

Geologic Map
photo of Point Lobos

Submarine Fan
Bouma Sequence
Notes on turbidite deposits

Coal Chute Point
Moss Cove
Whaler's Cove

Sea Lion Point
Carmelo Formation detail

Gibson & China Beaches
Hidden Beach

Weston Beach
fossil evidence
Other Geology Field Trips in Monterey County
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
Fremont Peak State Park
Monterey, Santa Margarita, Paso Robles formations - Navy & Chupines faults
Arroyo Seco Canyon and Pinnacles National Monument
Tertiary Geology - Santa Cruz Mountains
PUrisima & Santa Cruz mudstone formations
Big Sur




San Luis Obispo County
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Decemeber 2003