The Geology of the Merced Hills, Los Angeles County, California, With a Section on the Radioactivity of the Oils and Waters
The area discussed in this paper lies in the Merced Hills about 9 miles east of the center of Los Angeles, California. To the east lie the Rio Hondo and the San Gabriel River and east of the valley containing these rivers are the Puente Hills. The western edge of the area mapped merges into the...
| Summary: | The area discussed in this paper lies in the Merced
Hills about 9 miles east of the center of Los Angeles,
California. To the east lie the Rio Hondo and the San
Gabriel River and east of the valley containing these
rivers are the Puente Hills. The western edge of the
area mapped merges into the Repetto Hills which extend
west nearly to the Los Angeles River. The oil field,
from which samples of oil and water were obtained for
the radioactive measurements, is located along the
south-eastern margin and in eastern portion of the
Merced Hills and is called the Montebello Field, after
the town of that name about a mile south of the field.
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