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TitleBreccia, California coast, Point Lobos State Reserve
DescriptionAt Point Lobos, fine exposures reveal turbidites. Thick sequences of sandstones, conglomerates and breccias can be seen. This view shows coarse breccia over a finer grained unit that is mostly mudstone. The field of view is about 8 feet wide.
LocationUSA ▹ California. Near Big Sur. Point Lobos State Reserve.
PhotographerDexter Perkins. 2002.
Key wordsbreccia, Point Lobos, mudstone, turbidite
Tech details844 KB. Outcrop.
GeoDIL number3122