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gptkbp:instanceOf
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geological formation
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gptkbp:age
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about 17 to 6 million years ago
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gptkbp:containsFossilsOf
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gptkb:fish
birds
seals
whales
diatoms
invertebrates
marine mammals
mollusks
plants
sharks
foraminifera
radiolarians
sea cows
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gptkbp:containsMineral
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gptkb:pyrite
gptkb:calcite
gptkb:dolomite
phosphorite
opal-CT
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gptkbp:depositionalEnvironment
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gptkb:marine
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gptkbp:economicImportance
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oil production
gas production
diatomite mining
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Monterey Formation
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:California
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Monterey,_California
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gptkbp:namedFor
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gptkb:William_H._Brewer
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gptkbp:notableFor
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diatomite deposits
petroleum source rock
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gptkbp:outcropsAt
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gptkb:Santa_Barbara_County
gptkb:Los_Angeles_Basin
gptkb:Monterey_County
gptkb:San_Luis_Obispo_County
Ventura County
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gptkbp:overlies
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gptkb:Vaqueros_Formation
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gptkbp:period
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gptkb:Miocene
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gptkbp:primaryLithology
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gptkb:fruit
gptkb:stone
gptkb:dolomite
limestone
siliceous shale
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gptkbp:stratigraphicUnitOf
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gptkb:California_Coast_Ranges
gptkb:Transverse_Ranges
gptkb:Los_Angeles_Basin
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gptkbp:subunit
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gptkb:Neogene_System
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gptkbp:thickness
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up to 1,500 meters
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gptkbp:underlies
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gptkb:Sisquoc_Formation
gptkb:Santa_Margarita_Formation
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gptkbp:yearNamed
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1862
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:San_Joaquin_Basin
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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