Delmar Formation
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delmar-formation-258-5318866
title:
Delmar Formation
text:
The Delmar Formation is a geologic formation best exposed in seashore cliffs at Del Mar and Solana Beach in California, overlayed by Torrey Sandstone. The formation rocks comprise the barrier bar for Los Peñasquitos Lagoon and have three sub-facies that can be classified as ancient oyster reefs, tidal flats and sublittoral channels and ponds The formation is a result of sedimentary infilling of a large Eocene Delmar lagoon and contains fossils from that period. First identified as "Delmar Sand"
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description:
Geologic formation in California
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delmar_Formation
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date modified:
2023-12-29T00:36:53Z
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