This week I visited Hollywood. Not only to
hopefully catch a glimpse of some famous people, but also to observe the geologic
exposures. As Hollywood is located along the Hollywood fault, it is adjacent to
many complexities just to the North and East.
Since Hollywood is located along the Hollywood
fault line, I’d request information on the occurrence of earthquakes. It’s
important to know about the occurrence of earthquakes to determine their
likelihood of occurring in the future and likely epicenters. Any information about
when and where earthquakes might occur could prevent unnecessary damage in the
future by building away from these areas.
The geologic map provides a useful legend of
types of rocks and ages of the surrounding areas, so I’d request more
information about that. It’s one thing to have a souvenir from Hollywood, but
another if you could find some quartz from the Mesozoic era. The type and age
of rocks could give useful information to the landscape of Hollywood prior to
becoming an entertainment industry.
Along those
lines, it might also be useful to know if any fossils have turned up around the
area. Since some of the complexities include rock formations from the Mesozoic
era so there could be plenty of hidden fossils. Fossils provide us with
information about prehistoric species and potential missing links in
evolutionary chains.
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