Paleogeography of Monterey Formation, Cuyama basin, California

Journal Article · Tue May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1984 · Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol., Bull.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5589537

Lagoe, M B

The Cuyama basin is located in the southern portion of the Salinian block of coastal California, a distinctive geologic terrane underlain by granitic and gneissic basement and surrounded by areas underlain by Franciscan basement. This basin is one of several discrete, middle Cenozoic basins that formed a continental borderland in the coastal California province during the Miocene. The regional stratigraphy of the Monterey Formation and associated rocks within this area illustrates the character of an inboard basin (immediately adjacent to the primary strandline) within this borderland. Variations of tectonic, paleo-oceanographic, and paleogeographic controls on basinal sedimentation over a period of 10 m.y. ultimately dictated the character of the Monterey Formation, including its potential as a source bed for hydrocarbons. 62 references, 22 figures, 1 table.

• Research Organization: Stanford Univ., CA
• OSTI ID: 5589537
• Journal Information: Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol., Bull.; (United States), Journal Name: Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol., Bull.; (United States) Vol. 68:5; ISSN AAPGB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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