A pebble-cobble deposit in Monterey Bay, California.
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Authors
Malone, Michael John
Subjects
marine terraces
pebble deposits
sediments
Monterey Bay
pebble deposits
sediments
Monterey Bay
Advisors
Andrews, Robert S.
Date of Issue
1970-06
Date
June 1970
Publisher
Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
A deposit of pebbles and cobbles was discovered in approximately
60 fm of water on the continental shelf in Monterey Bay, California.
Samples were taken in the area and the extent of the deposit was determined.
The material was characterized as well rounded, moderately
well sorted coarse pebbles derived mainly from the granites of the Santa
Lucia Formation with lesser amounts of alluvium from the Salinas Drainage
Basin which flows into Monterey Bay. It was established that the
deposit probably represents a marine terrace of Pleistocene Age, indicating
a relative lowering of sea level of about 330 to 360 ft. This
appears to be the first reported evidence of submerged marine terraces
in Northern California.
Type
Thesis
Description
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Department
Oceanography
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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