Tick Canyon Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Early Miocene (Hemingfordian-Barstovian) ~ | |
Type | Geologic formation |
Underlies | Mint Canyon Formation |
Overlies | Vasquez Formation |
Thickness | 0–1,000 ft (0–305 m) (average) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone, conglomerate |
Other | Claystone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 34°25′56″N 118°23′32″W / 34.43222°N 118.39222°W[1] |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 33°18′N 111°12′W / 33.3°N 111.2°W |
Region | Los Angeles County, California |
Country | United States |
Extent | Sierra Pelona Ridge |
Type section | |
Named for | Tick Canyon |
The Tick Canyon Formation (Tt) or Tick Canyon strata, is an Early Miocene geologic formation in the Sierra Pelona Ridge of the San Gabriel Mountains in Los Angeles County, California.[2]
The Tick Canyon Basin drains into the Santa Clara River.[3]