Title
Quaternary Deposits Near the San Emigdio Mountains, California: Evidence for a Paleolandscape?
College - Author 1
College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences
Department - Author 1
Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences Department
Degree Name - Author 1
BS in Environmental Earth & Soil Sciences
Date
11-2006
Primary Advisor
Antonio Garcia, College of Science and Mathematics, Physics Department
Abstract/Summary
Discontinuous low-relief surfaces are scattered throughout relatively high topography within the San Emigdio Mountains, California. These surfaces are considered anomalous, as they are preserved in a dissected, mountainous region that is affected by ongoing orogeny. Previous research has suggested that the low-relief surfaces may represent a once-contiguous alluvial surface. This project utilizes field mapping and sedimentological analysis to determine if the surfaces represent a paleo landscape. What is apparent from field work is the presence of two morphologically distinct lithologic units that most likely represent surficial geologic components of the same relict landscape.
URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/erscsp/23