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Great Valley Sequence
Stratigraphic range: Late Jurassic through Cretaceous
Geologic map showing location of the Great Valley Sequence. Modified from Irwin (1990)[1]
TypeSedimentary
UnderliesCenozoic sedimentary fill
OverliesBasement
Thicknessup to 40,000 feet (12 km)[2]
Lithology
Primaryshale and sandstone
Otherminor conglomerate
Location
RegionGreat Valley-Central Valley
of California
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forGreat Valley-(Central Valley)
of California
Named byBaily, Irwin & Jones (1964)[2]
Turbidites in the Venado Sandstone (Great Valley Sequence) at Lake Berryessa, California.

The Great Valley Sequence of California is a 40,000-foot (12 km)-thick group of related geologic formations that are Late Jurassic through Cretaceous in age (150–65 Ma) on the geologic time scale. These sedimentary rocks were deposited during the late Mesozoic Era in an ancient seaway that corresponds roughly to the outline of the modern Great Valley (Central Valley) of California.

  1. ^ map is modified from figure 3.3, p. 62-63 in Irwin (1990)
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference bull183 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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