The area that I choose to explore is surrounded by many
different types of rock from many different slots in time. In the middle you
have sediment that contains shale and limestone from the Triassic age. Just to
the right you have volcanic rock from the Tertiary age. Just to the bottom is
sandstone and shale from the Miocene age. Finally, to the south west is shale,
limestone, and slate from the Jurassic age.
While much of the area is green and covered up by plant life
there is much history below the surface. With a bit of work there is a lot to
discover.
Upon looking at information on faults near by it doesn’t seem
like it is right on top of any faults, but an earthquake might very well cause layers
to shift in interesting ways. Given that California is pretty famous for
earthquakes I would have thought of that anyways.
The three things I would want to request more information on
would be if faults are able to affect the area and what earthquakes have
happened nearby. The second item to find out more about would be where the
major plates are and how they interact with the area. Lastly would be the weather
that happens yearly and the extreme weather events that occur sporadically. I
imagine that would be the three major things that would have effected the area
the most.
Source: Google Maps
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