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MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY OF THE MIOCENE-PLIOCENE

MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY OF THE MIOCENE-PLIOCENE ETCHEGOIN GROUP, WESTERN SAN JOAQUIN BASIN, CALIFORNIA Prof. Donald Prothero, Dept. Geology, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA 90041; prothero@oxy.edu. Results Calibrated by dates on top and base of section, plus diatom biostratigraphy

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MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY OF THE MIOCENE-PLIOCENE

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  1. MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY OF THE MIOCENE-PLIOCENE ETCHEGOIN GROUP, WESTERN SAN JOAQUIN BASIN, CALIFORNIA Prof. Donald Prothero, Dept. Geology, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA 90041; prothero@oxy.edu • Results • Calibrated by dates on top and base of section, plus diatom biostratigraphy • Based on the Ar/Ar date of 2.5 Ma on the top of the San Joaquin Fm., we correlate this long normal magnetozone with Chron C2An (2.5-3.6 Ma), or late Pliocene • Based on the Ar/Ar date of 5.0 Ma located 1787 m above the base, and the diatom biostratigraphic and Sr-isotope ages of 5.3-5.5 Ma at the base, we correlate the Jacalitos Fm. with Chron C3r (5.2-6.0 Ma), or latest Miocene-earliest Pliocene • The upper part of the Etchegoin Fm. is reversed in polarity, and best correlates with Chron C2Ar (3.6-4.2 Ma) • The lower part of the Etchegoin Fm. is normal at the top, then reversed below, with a large unconformity where the unit below Loomis’ (1990) “blue sandstone facies” is missing. This interval probably represents upper Chron C3n (4.2-5.2 Ma) • Further sampling at Zapato Chino Canyon will cover the lower Etchegoin Fm.

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