Mint Canyon Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Mid-Late Miocene (Barstovian-Clarendonian) ~ | |
Type | Geologic formation |
Underlies | Castaic & Saugus Formations |
Overlies | Tick Canyon Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Conglomerate & sandstone |
Other | Mudstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 34°30′N 118°30′W / 34.5°N 118.5°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 33°54′N 115°00′W / 33.9°N 115.0°W |
Region | Los Angeles County, California |
Country | United States |
Extent | Sierra Pelona Ridge, San Gabriel Mountains |
Type section | |
Named for | Mint Canyon |
Named by | Kew |
Year defined | 1923 |
The Mint Canyon Formation (Tm) is a Miocene geologic formation in the Sierra Pelona Mountains of Los Angeles County, southern California.[1] The formation preserves fossils dating back to the Middle to Late Miocene (Barstovian and Clarendonian in NALMA classification).[2]