Harold Formation

Harold Formation
Stratigraphic range: Cenozoic Era
Type Geologic formation
Overlies Crowder Formation
Location
Region Mojave Desert,
San Bernardino County,
California
Country United States

The Harold Formation is a geologic formation in the Central Mojave Desert, west of Victorville and north of the San Gabriel Mountains, in eastern San Bernardino County, Southern California.[1]

Geology

The formation, with Shoemaker Gravel in other areas, overlies the Pliocene epoch Crowder Formation.[2]

The Harold Formation preserves Cenozoic Era fossils.[3]

See also

References

  1. Quake.ca.gov: Geologic Map of the San Bernardino Quadrangle, California Geological Survey.
  2. Caltech Thesis: "Neotectonics of the north frontal fault system of the San Bernardino Mountains, southern California : Cajon Pass to Lucerne Valley", Meisling, Kristian Erik (1984), Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology.
  3. Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 8 July 2014.


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