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Geological Formation

Santa Clarita Valley

Valleys

Santa Clarita Valley lies in the upper watershed of the Santa Clara River in Los Angeles County, California, centered on the city of Santa Clarita and its Canyon Country, Newhall, Saugus and Valencia neighborhoods. Its underlying geology is built from Quaternary alluvium over coarse Pleistocene conglomerates and marine and non marine sandstone, occupying the northeastern end of the Ventura Basin, a sedimentary basin long worked for oil and gas, and the now dormant San Gabriel Fault crosses the valley on a northwest southeast line.

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Conglomerate, Materials
Source Santa Clarita Valley (Wikipedia)
Pleistocene, Eras
Source Santa Clarita Valley (Wikipedia)
Quaternary, Eras
Source Santa Clarita Valley (Wikipedia)
Sandstone, Materials
Source Santa Clarita Valley (Wikipedia)

Caused By

Erosion, Processes

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Erosion via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Santa Clarita Valley

In Discipline

Geomorphology, Disciplines

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Geomorphology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Santa Clarita Valley
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United States

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Source Wikidata: Santa Clarita Valley
Sources
Santa Clarita Valley (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    The Santa Clarita Valley (SCV) is part of the upper watershed of the Santa Clara River in Southern California.
  • Associated With: Quaternary, Article text, age Quaternary
    The Santa Clarita Valley is underlain by Quaternary alluvial deposits and coarse-grained Pleistocene age conglomerates dominated by sandstone of marine and non-marine origin.
  • Associated With: Pleistocene, Article text, age Pleistocene
    The Santa Clarita Valley is underlain by Quaternary alluvial deposits and coarse-grained Pleistocene age conglomerates dominated by sandstone of marine and non-marine origin.
  • Associated With: Conglomerate, Article text, rock Conglomerate
    The Santa Clarita Valley is underlain by Quaternary alluvial deposits and coarse-grained Pleistocene age conglomerates dominated by sandstone of marine and non-marine origin.
  • Associated With: Sandstone, Article text, rock Sandstone
    The Santa Clarita Valley is underlain by Quaternary alluvial deposits and coarse-grained Pleistocene age conglomerates dominated by sandstone of marine and non-marine origin.
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Wikidata: Santa Clarita Valley
Wikidata Q1514522, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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