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ANDERSON—NEOCENE DEPOSITS OF KERN RIVER 
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levels designated in this paper as Zones A, B, and C, which 
are shown in their relative positions in the following state- 
ment: 
Poso Creek Section 
Santa Fe Well, 
“Rasmussen,’’ No. 28 
Pink sands, 
240" gravels, etc. 
Gray sands,| 300’ 
gravels, etc. 
Green and 
brown sands, 
gravels, and 
beds of clay. 
975' 
605’ 
Ashy beds, 
‘fullers’ 
earth,” 
sands, etc. 
with marine 
fossils. 
Ashy shales. 
Fine white 
sands and 
clays. 
25s 
Sandy shale 
with marine 
shells. 
255) 
720' 
955% 
Sandy shale, 
100’ marineshells. 
Arkose sand 
and rhyolite 
ash beds. 
350’ 
Coarse 220' 
arkose sand 
and gravels. 
Total 
250' 
20D 
5010’ 
2205 ' 
Erosion. 
Gravels, 
sands and 
clays. 
Kern oil- 
measures, 
etc. 
Oil-sands. 
Sandy blue 
clay and 
shale beds. 
Grace Oil Co's Well, 
No. 5 
400' 
905’ 
White sands} 900’ 
and clays. 
Brown sandy 
shale, etc. 
Brown shale. 
Brown sandy 
shale, etc. 
Sand, salt 
water and 
marine shells. 
Hard sands. 
Gray shales, 
sands, and 
brown shale. 
Total 
961’ 
3166' 
Kern River Section 
Erosion. Terrace 240' 
Is. 
Gravels and aud 
sands with 
water. Gray sands, 
gravels, etc. 
Sands with 
interbedded 
clays, etc. iGreen and 
Sands with |brown beds. 
oil and gas. 1260' 
(Kern oil- qq, 
ys, sands, 
measures.) and gravels. 
Water-sands, 
oil-sands, etc.|Sands and 
gravels with 
stains of oil. 
Clay shale. |Zone C. 
“sticky Sands, shells, 607 
shale,” gas, |sharks’ teeth. 
ee oi 
Sandy shale,|q),, 700' 
ys and 
oy shale, ashy shales. 
Yellow clays 
and sands. 
Zone B. 100’ 
; Sands,marine shells. 
Marine 
shells. 
Organic Diatoma- 
shale. ceous shale, 
“Take of sandy clays, 440’ 
Mud.” shale, etc. 
Sand and 
shale with oil 
and gas. Zone Na 160’ 
Shatin ands,marine shells. 
gas, Sandstones, 
F basal con- 300° 
White sand. elomerate. 
Total Total 32607 
