Type Geologic formation Named for Mint Canyon Parent range Sierra Pelona Mountains | Country United States Overlies Tick Canyon Formation | |
Regions Sierra Pelona Mountains, Los Angeles County, California, California | ||
The Mint Canyon Formation is a Miocene geologic formation in the Sierra Pelona Mountains of Los Angeles County, southern California.
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Geology
Mint Canyon is a fluvial landform in the Sierra Pelona range. It consists of terrestrial deposits from streams and lakes consisting mostly of sandstone and conglomerate with some claystone.
Fossils
The formation preserves vertebrate fossils dating back to the Middle Miocene subperiod of the Neogene period.
References
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