Understanding the Monterey Formation and Similar Biosiliceous Units across Space and Time

The Monterey Formation is a Miocene marine unit that occurs extensively in the Coast Ranges and in the continental margins of California, and analogous biosiliceous deposits are found around the Pacific Rim and elsewhere in the world. Classic studies on the diatomaceous deposits that characterize the hemipelagic/pelagic facies of the Monterey Formation have been key to understanding the oceanographic and tectonic conditions that lead to the preservation of large volumes of organic-rich hemipelagic biosiliceous sediments, and the properties of these sedimentary deposits once they convert into rocks. This volume presents a collection of recent studies on the Monterey and other similar biosiliceous deposits that offer modern and updated interpretations of this classic unit and its analogues. The volume is dedicated to the memory of Professor Bob Garrison.
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IntroductionAuthor(s)Ivano W. Aiello;Ivano W. AielloMoss Landing Marine Laboratories, San Jose State University, 8272 Moss Landing Road, Moss Landing, California 95039-9647, USASearch for other works by this author on:A. Christina RaveloA. Christina RaveloUniversity of California Santa Cruz, Ocean Sciences Department, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Dedication to Robert E. GarrisonAuthor(s)Ivano W. Aiello;Ivano W. AielloMoss Landing Marine Laboratories San Jose State University, 8272 Moss Landing Road, Moss Landing, California 95039-9647, USASearch for other works by this author on:A. Christina RaveloA. Christina RaveloUniversity of California Santa Cruz, Ocean Sciences Department, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Depositional and diagenetic controls on the mechanical properties of rocks in the Monterey Formation of the Santa Maria Basin, CaliforniaAuthor(s)John B. DunhamJohn B. DunhamUnion Oil Company of California (Retired), Ventura, California 93001, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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An observational approach to mudstone sequence stratigraphy: The Monterey Formation of CaliforniaAuthor(s)Jon R. Schwalbach;Jon R. SchwalbachConsultant, 1444 Twin Tides Place, Oxnard, California 93035, USASearch for other works by this author on:Kevin M. BohacsKevin M. BohacsKMBohacs GEOconsulting, PO Box 2198, Houston, Texas 77001, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Compositional and diagenetic control of bed- to formational-scale deformation in siliceous sedimentary rocks, Santa Maria Basin, CaliforniaAuthor(s)Yannick Wirtz*;Yannick Wirtz*Department of Geological Sciences, California State University–Long Beach, Long Beach, California 90815, USA
*Present address: Earth Consultants International, Inc., 1642 E 4th Street, Santa Ana, California 92701, USA; [email protected].
Search for other works by this author on:Richard J. BehlRichard J. BehlDepartment of Geological Sciences, California State University–Long Beach, Long Beach, California 90815, USASearch for other works by this author on: -
Nanometer-scale pore structure and the Monterey Formation: A new tool to investigate silica diagenesisAuthor(s)Cynthia M. Ross;Cynthia M. RossEnergy Resources Engineering, Stanford University, 367 Panama Street, Stanford, California 94305-4007, USASearch for other works by this author on:Anthony R. KovscekAnthony R. KovscekEnergy Resources Engineering, Stanford University, 367 Panama Street, Stanford, California 94305-4007, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Middle Miocene climate–carbon cycle dynamics: Keys for understanding future trends on a warmer Earth?Author(s)Ann Holbourn;Ann HolbournInstitute of Geosciences, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel D-24118 GermanySearch for other works by this author on:Wolfgang Kuhnt;Wolfgang KuhntInstitute of Geosciences, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel D-24118 GermanySearch for other works by this author on:Karlos G.D. Kochhann;Karlos G.D. KochhannInstitute of Geosciences, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel D-24118 Germany, and Geology Graduate Program and Technological Institute for Paleoceanography and Climate Change (itt OCEANEON), Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), São Leopoldo 93.022-750, BrazilSearch for other works by this author on:Kenji M. Matsuzaki;Kenji M. MatsuzakiAtmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5, Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8564, Japan, and Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, JapanSearch for other works by this author on:Nils AndersenNils AndersenLeibniz Laboratory for Radiometric Dating and Stable Isotope Research, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel D-24118, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:
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Refined assessment of the paleoceanographic and tectonic influences on the deposition of the Monterey Formation in CaliforniaAuthor(s)John A. BarronJohn A. BarronU.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS901, Menlo Park, California 94025, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Relationship of organic carbon deposition in the Monterey Formation to the Monterey excursion event based on an updated chronostratigraphic framework of the Naples Beach section, CaliforniaAuthor(s)Gregg H. BlakeGregg H. BlakeBlake Geological Services LLC, Marble Falls, Texas 78654, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Tephrochronology of the Miocene Monterey and Modelo Formations, CaliforniaAuthor(s)Jeffrey R. Knott;Jeffrey R. KnottDepartment of Geological Sciences, California State University–Fullerton, Fullerton, California 92834, USASearch for other works by this author on:Andrei M. Sarna-Wojcicki;Andrei M. Sarna-WojcickiU.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USASearch for other works by this author on:John A. Barron;John A. BarronU.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USASearch for other works by this author on:Elmira Wan;Elmira WanU.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USASearch for other works by this author on:Lynn Heizler;Lynn HeizlerNew Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, New Mexico 87801, USASearch for other works by this author on:Priscilla MartinezPriscilla MartinezDepartment of Geological Sciences, California State University–Fullerton, Fullerton, California 92834, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Miocene terrestrial paleoclimates inferred from pollen in the Monterey Formation, Naples Coastal Bluffs section, CaliforniaAuthor(s)Linda E. Heusser;Linda E. HeusserLamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Route 9W, Palisades, New York 10962, USASearch for other works by this author on:John A. Barron*;John A. Barron*U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS901, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
*Email: [email protected]
Search for other works by this author on:Gregg H. Blake;Gregg H. BlakeBlake Geological Services LLC, Marble Falls, Texas 78654, USASearch for other works by this author on:Jon NicholsJon NicholsLamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Route 9W, Palisades, New York 10962, USASearch for other works by this author on: -
Middle and late Miocene marine mammal assemblages from the Monterey Formation of Orange County, CaliforniaAuthor(s)James F. Parham;James F. ParhamDepartment of Geological Sciences, California State University–Fullerton, McCarthy Hall 254, Fullerton, California 92834, USA, and Department of Vertebrate Paleontology, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90007, USASearch for other works by this author on:John A. Barron;John A. BarronU.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS 901, Menlo Park, California 94025, USASearch for other works by this author on:Jorge Velez-JuarbeJorge Velez-JuarbeDepartment of Mammalogy, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90007, USA, and Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20560, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Biosiliceous, organic-rich, and phosphatic facies of Triassic strata of northwest Alaska: Transect across a high-latitude, low-angle continental marginAuthor(s)Julie A. Dumoulin;Julie A. DumoulinAlaska Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 4210 University Drive, Anchorage, Alaska 99508, USASearch for other works by this author on:Katherine J. Whidden;Katherine J. WhiddenCentral Energy Resources Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, MS 939, Denver, Colorado 80225, USASearch for other works by this author on:William A. Rouse;William A. RouseEastern Energy Resources Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 956, Reston, Virginia 20192, USASearch for other works by this author on:Richard O. Lease;Richard O. LeaseAlaska Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 4210 University Drive, Anchorage, Alaska 99508, USASearch for other works by this author on:Adam Boehlke;Adam BoehlkeCentral Energy Resources Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, MS 939, Denver, Colorado 80225, USASearch for other works by this author on:Paul O’SullivanPaul O’SullivanGeosep Services, 1521 Pine Cone Road, Moscow, Idaho 83843, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Chemostratigraphic and lithostratigraphic framework of the Eocene Kreyenhagen Formation, Kettleman area, central San Joaquin Basin, CaliforniaAuthor(s)Leo G. Giannetta;Leo G. GiannettaDepartment of Geological Sciences, California State University–Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Boulevard, Long Beach, California 90840-3902, USASearch for other works by this author on:Richard J. BehlRichard J. BehlDepartment of Geological Sciences, California State University–Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Boulevard, Long Beach, California 90840-3902, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Gamma-ray attenuation bulk density as an indicator of diatom valve abundance and fragmentation in Pleistocene biosiliceous sediments of the Bering SeaAuthor(s)Michelle K. Drake*;Michelle K. Drake*Ocean Sciences Department, University of California, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA
*E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]
Search for other works by this author on:Ivano W. Aiello*;Ivano W. Aiello*Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, Moss Landing, California 95039, USA*E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]
Search for other works by this author on:A. Christina RaveloA. Christina RaveloOcean Sciences Department, University of California, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USASearch for other works by this author on: