The Paleozoic-Mesozoic uncomformity of the northern Sierra Nevada, California, and its significance

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Davis, David A.

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1990

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Geology , Unconformities , Sierra Nevada , Sonoma orogeny , North Fork American River , Cisco Grove , Sawmill Lake , Petrography , Stratigraphy , Peale Formation , Reeve Formation , Sailor Canyon Formation , Grouse Ridge , Black Buttes , Sonomia , Fossils , Geochemistry , Mackay Theses and Dissertations Grant Collection

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Research concludes that the Paleozoic-Mesozoic unconformity of the northern Sierra Nevada exists and is traceable north of the North Fork American River, and is likely part of the unconformity related to the Permo-Triassic Sonoma orogeny of western Nevada.

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Thesis Number: 2636.
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University of Nevada, Reno

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