PALOS VERDES PENINSULA
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of Palos Verdes Peninsula
The Palos Verdes Peninsula is a tectonic fault block that has risen
out of the sea
in less than two million years. Its exposed surface contains geologic phenomena
that have provided discovery as well as proven troublesome for those who explore it.
The following diagram illustrates this structural feature as well as the lithology that would be revealed
in a cross section through the Peninsula:
Modified from Woodring, et al, 1946.
