GRD02BLS0

N92-3

Lithic Sandstone

Cenozoic › Neogene › Pliocene
2.6 - 5.3

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Ritter 154 › Cabinet 23 › Drawer H

Gastropods,bivalves

Abundant large bivalve shells in lithic sandstone. Original label: Purisima Formation.

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California
Capitola Beach, Capitola
Latitude: 36.971153°
Longitude: -121.952019°

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GRD02BLT0: Large bivalve and gastropod shells in cross-section. (C. Eichler)

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Powell_USGSPP1740_2007
Powell, C.L., II, Barron, J.A., Sarna-Wojcicki, A.M., Clark, J.C., Perry, F.A., Brabb, E.E., and Fleck, R.J., 2007, Age, stratigraphy, and correlations of the late Neogene Purisima Formation, central California Coast Ranges: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1740, 32 p.