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Structural analysis of the southeastern Livermore Basin, California

Author
Springer, J. E.
Published
United States : [publisher not identified], 1983
Springfield, Va.: National Technical Information Service, [approximately 1983]
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microfiche : negative ; 11 x 15 cm

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Summary
The Livermore Basin is a roughly triangular 460 km/sup 2/ (165 mi/sup 2/) region in the Coast Ranges of California. The study area lies in the southeast corner of the Livermore Basin. Deposition in the area occurred from Late Jurassic to Holocene time. Upper Mesozoic and Paleocene deposits were laid down on a more regional scale and the Livermore Basin itself became a discrete depositional system during late Paleogene time. Recent uplift has left the Livermore Valley as the only active remnant of the older depositional system. The Livermore Valley is a 25 km (16 mi) by 11 km (7 mi), east-trending topographic and structural basin in the central Coast Ranges of California. Its long axis trends roughly perpendicular to the north-northwest structural grain of the region and this fact has puzzled geologists for many years. Faulting in the valley has helped to form structural traps for hydrocarbons such as in the Livermore oil field adjacent to the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. This paper analyzes the structure of the eastern Livermore Valley by combining field data with information gained in hydrocarbon exploration.
Report Numbers
DE83013700; UCID-19805
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Note
DOE contract number: W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI Identifier 5981126
Research organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA).
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