Geology 1Geology 1Lab IILab II

Laura FigueroaLaura Figueroa

West Hills Community CollegeWest Hills Community College

Fault in Pismo Beach, CA.Fault in Pismo Beach, CA.

On the top right you have what On the top right you have what would be a reverse fault. It has would be a reverse fault. It has points where it is normal but it is points where it is normal but it is reverse at the main point of the reverse at the main point of the fault.fault.

On the bottom right we have what On the bottom right we have what would be a thrust fault.would be a thrust fault.

Both of these faults are located on Both of these faults are located on the shoreline of Pismo beach the shoreline of Pismo beach located in Southern California.located in Southern California.

I grabbed these two pictures while I grabbed these two pictures while on a job trip, lucky for me it was on a job trip, lucky for me it was at the beach and I got to get a at the beach and I got to get a glimpse of these magnificent glimpse of these magnificent geological beauties. geological beauties.

Mechanical WeatheringMechanical Weathering

This picture is from a local This picture is from a local irrigation channel.irrigation channel.

The top Picture shows the The top Picture shows the where the channel goes where the channel goes through a small bridge.through a small bridge.

The bottom picture you can The bottom picture you can see the rest of the channel.see the rest of the channel.

From these two pictures you From these two pictures you can see how wider the can see how wider the channel got after the water channel got after the water and you can see everything and you can see everything the current dragged not just the current dragged not just rocks but a lot of other loose rocks but a lot of other loose debris.debris.

Mechanical WeatheringMechanical Weathering

The pictures on the left The pictures on the left depict a local broken depict a local broken down street.down street.

From the wear and tear From the wear and tear of usage plus the of usage plus the weathering from water weathering from water and air. The road has and air. The road has been getting cracks that been getting cracks that keep getting bigger with keep getting bigger with time due to weathering.time due to weathering.

ErosionErosion

This is a picture of a local train that it is in front of thelocal community center.

From the pictures, especially from the top right picture,you can see that the train has gone through extensive erosion due to weathering.

I did research but I was unable to find out how longthe train has been there, But regardless it has gone through extensive erosion due to weathering.

Sedimentary EnvironmentSedimentary Environment On the left is a picture of the ocean On the left is a picture of the ocean

line of Pismo beach.line of Pismo beach. This is a good example of This is a good example of

transitional sedimentary transitional sedimentary environment.environment.

Due to the transition between land Due to the transition between land and marine a lot of debree is washed and marine a lot of debree is washed on shore and washed off.on shore and washed off.

This is a picture from my home town in Manzanillo,Mexico.

I wasn’t actually there but this picture was sent to me by my aunt.

Due to extreme rainingthe river overflowed flooding all the streets moving all sorts of materials everywhere.

Sustainable SimplotSustainable Simplot

Sustainable Simplot is a Sustainable Simplot is a local chemical plant here in local chemical plant here in Helm, CA.Helm, CA.

They specialize in the They specialize in the innovation of agricultural innovation of agricultural breakthroughs.breakthroughs.

This doesn’t just benefit the This doesn’t just benefit the county of Fresno, but the county of Fresno, but the whole state because this whole state because this company strives to innovate company strives to innovate ways to use less water and ways to use less water and less land to produce more less land to produce more food.food.

ReferenceReference

Lutgens,Tarbuck, Tasa.(2011) Eath. Lutgens,Tarbuck, Tasa.(2011) Eath. An An introduction to physical geology, 107-253.introduction to physical geology, 107-253.

(2011). Simplot.(2011). Simplot. Sustainability Sustainability, , http://www.simplot.com/company/sustainability.cfmhttp://www.simplot.com/company/sustainability.cfm..