Temblor formation

Figure 2 Distribution of salinity of formation waters from Kettleman North Dome oil field, California. Note the much lower salinity of water in the deeper McAdams Formation compared to Temblor Formation (source Kharaka and Berry, 1974).

Kuespert, J. (1985) Depositional environments and sedimentary history of the Miocene Temblor Formation and associated Oligo-Miocene units in the vicinity of Kettleman North Dome, San Joaquin Valley, California. In Geology of the Temblor Formations, Western San Joaquin Basin, California (Ed. Graham, S.A.). Soc. Econ. Paleont. Miner. Pacific Sec. Publ., 44, 53-67. 

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