Type geologic formation Primary Conglomerate | Thickness 0–55 metres (0–180 ft) Named for Pomerado Road | |
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The Pomerado Conglomerate Formation is a geologic formation in southwestern San Diego County, California.
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It was named for exposures located along Pomerado Road, at the divide between Carroll Canyon and Poway Valley.
Geology
The Pomerado Conglomerate is of the Late Eocene Epoch, and is a massive cobble conglomerate. It is lithologically identical to the local Stadium Conglomerate.
It overlies the sandstone Mission Valley Formation. It is the uppermost formation of the Poway Group, and has a maximum thickness of 55 metres (180 ft).
Fossils
It preserves fossils dating back to the Late Eocene Epoch of the Paleogene period, during the Cenozoic Era.
References
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