Temblor Formation
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The Temblor Formation is a geologic rock unit in California’s San Joaquin Basin that is a major petroleum-bearing reservoir, notably in fields such as the Belridge Oil Field.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic formation
ⓘ
stratigraphic unit ⓘ |
| basin | San Joaquin Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | California Coast Ranges geologic province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsFossils |
foraminifera
ⓘ
marine invertebrates ⓘ mollusks ⓘ |
| containsResource |
natural gas
ⓘ
petroleum ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depositionalEnvironment |
marine
ⓘ
shallow marine ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Miocene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImportance | major petroleum reservoir ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphicUnits |
lower Temblor
ⓘ
middle Temblor ⓘ upper Temblor ⓘ |
| isExposedIn |
Temblor Range
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western margin of the San Joaquin Valley ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
biostratigraphy
ⓘ
petroleum geology ⓘ sequence stratigraphy ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Cenozoic stratigraphy of California
ⓘ
petroleum systems of the San Joaquin Basin ⓘ |
| isReservoirFor |
Belridge Oil Field
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lost Hills Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ South Belridge Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ various San Joaquin Basin oil fields ⓘ |
| isStudiedIn | San Joaquin Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lithology |
sandstone
ⓘ
shale ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
San Joaquin Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| namedFor | Temblor Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | Vaqueros Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Neogene ⓘ |
| primaryLithology | sandstone ⓘ |
| region | Central California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| thickness | hundreds of meters ⓘ |
| underlies |
Monterey Formation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Round Mountain Silt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.