Re-Examination of a Miocene Deep-Sea Fan and Fan-Valley, Southern California

Research Article| July 01, 1971 Re-Examination of a Miocene Deep-Sea Fan and Fan-Valley, Southern California J. W PIPER; J. W PIPER Department of Geology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EQ, England Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar WILLIAM R NORMARK WILLIAM R NORMARK Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (1971) 82 (7): 1823–1830. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1971)82[1823:ROAMDF]2.0.CO;2 Article history received: 22 Jan 1971 first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation J. W PIPER, WILLIAM R NORMARK; Re-Examination of a Miocene Deep-Sea Fan and Fan-Valley, Southern California. GSA Bulletin 1971;; 82 (7): 1823–1830. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1971)82[1823:ROAMDF]2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract Superb new three dimensional exposures of the Miocene Lower Capistrano Formation near Dana Point, Southern California, show all the principal depositional environments of the upper parts of a deep-sea fan. Thick, massive, coarse sands deposited on the suprafan pass up into sands deposited in a shallow channel flanked by silts. Large blocks of these silts periodically slid into the channel. Later, a deeper channel with steep walls was cut through the silts, and was filled with sands. The channels are comparable to deep-sea fan-valleys. The whole succession shows a progression from more distal to more proximal depositional environments. The effect of various scales of channeling on turbidity current deposition can be seen. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.