Geologic map of the Abel Mountain Area, California

Geologic map of the Sawmill Mountain Quadrangle, Kern and Ventura counties, California

“…However, this interpretation is in disagreement with Ziony (1958) and Davis (1983), who interpreted sequence as upright, with sandstone-dominated beds grading up section into black silicic shales suggestive of Monterey Formation. No identifiable fossils have been recovered from the unit, although similar beds overlie lower Miocene beds to the northwest and have therefore been interpreted as middle Miocene in age (Ziony, 1958). Neither top nor bottom of sequence exposed in quadrangle; total exposed thickness about 1,000 m TKmbx Mylonite breccia (lower Tertiary to Cretaceous?…”

“…Unlike Caliente Formation, does not form badland topography. Equivalent to the Nettle Spring Formation of Ziony (1958). Conformable above Lockwood Clay.…”

“…Weathers to a light-tan sandy soil. Approximately equivalent to part of Members 2 of Carman (1964); equivalent to Morales Formation of Ziony (1958). Top not exposed in quadrangle but thickness is greater than 150-330 m Tqw White arkosic sandstone member-Light-grayish-tan and creme-colored, poorly to moderately consolidated arkosic claystone, siltstone, and pebbly sandstone.…”

Geologic map and digital database of the Apache Canyon 7.5' quadrangle, Ventura and Kern counties, California

“…Similar gneiss and plutonic rocks are extensively exposed in the adjacent Sawmill Mountain quadrangle to the east where they structurally overlie metamorphic rocks assigned to the Pelona Schist on the Sawmill Mountain fault (Dibblee, 1982;Davis and Duebendorfer, 1987). The basement complex of Pelona Schist, gneiss, and plutonic rocks structurally overlies the Caliente Formation along the low-angle Abel Mountain thrust which is exposed just east of the Apache Canyon quadrangle boundary (Ziony, 1958).…”

“…Parts of the Apache Canyon quadrangle were previously mapped by Adams (1956), Exum (1957), Sierveld (1957), Van Amringe (1957), Ziony (1958), Frakes (1959), Newman (1959), Barker (1972), Davis (1983), and Davis and Duebendorfer (1987). The quadrangle was included as part of a regional geologic-map compilation at a scale of 1:62,500 by Crowell (1964) and also was mapped at that scale as part of the "Ventucopa" 15-minute quadrangle by Dibblee (1972).…”