Glaciation about 3,000,000 years ago in the Sierra Nevada
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| Title | Glaciation about 3,000,000 years ago in the Sierra Nevada |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1966 |
| Authors | Curry RR |
| Journal | Science |
| Volume | 154 |
| Pagination | 770-771 |
| ISBN Number | (print) 0036-8075 |
| Accession Number | 1966-007825 |
| Keywords | 24 Quaternary geology, absolute age, ancient ice ages, associated glacial till, California, Cenozoic, dates, Glacial Geology, igneous rocks, Neogene, Pliocene, Sierra Nevada, Tertiary, United States |
| Abstract | Major glaciation in the Sierra Nevada of California resulted in the deposition of till which underlies latite 2.7 x 106 years old and overlies andesite 3.1 x 106 years old. This till, herein called the Deadman Pass till, is the oldest Pleistocene glacial deposit that has been found in temperate latitudes. |