The Monterey Formation

The Monterey Formation
Author: Caroline M. Isaacs
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 592
Release: 2001
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780231105859

Provides an extraordinary case study of a classic marine petroleum system in the prolific oil basins of California. Based on results from the Cooperative Monterey Organic Chemistry Study, the volume examines paleoenvironmental conditions, organic-matter deposition, source-rock characteristics, thermal maturation, and oil generation in the Monterey Formation.

Regional Geology of Mount Diablo, California

Regional Geology of Mount Diablo, California
Author: Raymond Sullivan
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Total Pages:
Release: 2021
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0813712173

"Mount Diablo and the geology of the Central California Coast Ranges are the subject of a volume celebrating the Northern California Geological Society's 75th anniversary. The breadth of research illustrates the complex Mesozoic to Cenozoic tectonic evolution of the plate boundary"--

Geology of the Los Angeles Basin, California

Geology of the Los Angeles Basin, California
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 70
Release: 1965
Genre: Geology
ISBN:

The evolution of a most prolific oil district and the framework for several detailed reports on its geology and gravitational aspects.