Chanac Formation

Chanac Formation
Stratigraphic range: Neogene
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesEtchegoin Formation, Kern River Beds Formation
OverliesSanta Margarita Formation
Location
RegionSan Joaquin Valley, Kern County, California
Country United States

The Chanac Formation is a Cenozoic Era sandstone geologic formation in the southeastern San Joaquin Valley, within Kern County, California.[1]

  1. ^ USGS.gov: "The Kern River Formation, Southeastern San Joaquin Valley, California"; Geological Survey Bulletin 1529-D; By J. Alan Bartow and Gardner M. Pittman; United States Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.; 1983 (with map on pg. D4).