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Geohazard Notice

Posted on May 15, 2013 by James Wood

The California Geological Survey’s Geohazard Notice for Smectite Sediments in the Sierra Foothills and adjacent Sacramento Valley areas is now available in the Documents section.

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This entry was posted in Geologic Hazards, Uncategorized and tagged California Geological Survey geologic hazard notice, detrital clay clasts, Late Eocene smectite, pedogenic silica cement, Sierra Foothills by James Wood. Bookmark the permalink.
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