Paleosols of The Paleocene Silverado Formation, San Joaquin Hills, California: Development, Distribution and Paleoclimatic Implications

A Thesis
Presented to the Faculty of the Department of Geological Sciences
California State University, Los Angeles
By: Sonjia M. Leyva
© 2002


Whole Thesis (pdf - 4.61 Mb)


By Chapters:

INTRODUCTION (pdf - 68 K)
    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    ABSTRACT
    LIST OF TABLES
    LIST OF FIGURES

CHAPTER 1 -  INTRODUCTION (pdf - 1.04 Mb)

CHAPTER 2 - GEOLOGY (pdf - 2.01 Mb)

CHAPTER 3 - PALEOSOLS OF THE SILVERADO FORMATION (pdf - 12.03 Mb)

CHAPTER 4 -  RESIDUAL TROPICAL SOIL DEVELOPMENT
(pdf - 701 K)

CHAPTER 5 - PALEOCENE PALEOGEOGRAPHY AND PALEOCLIMATE (pdf - 510 K)

CHAPTER 6 - CONCLUSIONS (pdf - 29 K)

REFERENCES CITED
(pdf - 52 K)

APPENDIX A - POINT COUNTING DATA (pdf - 46 K)

APPENDIX B - X-RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION PATTERNS (Coming soon!)