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ited gravels and reworked and redeposited them farther out into the
z M, basin. This uppermost gravel sequence is characterized by more
0 I I I extensive mixing than is found in any of the previous deposits (i.e.,
c 15% Paleozoic clasts are found throughout the sequence) and by having
had the least durable clasts removed as a result of multiple recycling.
Figure 3. Stratigraphic distribution of identifiable clast types in Serra de
La Llena conglomerates. PalPaleozoic; Tr. + Jur.Trlasslc and Juras- The megasequences contain locally thin conglomerates of very
sic; E. CretEarly Cretaceous; L. Cret.Late Cretaceous; E. Tertearly mixed composition. For example, there is a thin gravel bed in the
Tertiary. M,-M 4 are the main megasequences. Stacked unroofing se- lower part of the second megasequence that has clasts of all ages
quences: Nnormal; Rreverse; Mmixed. Width of horizontal bars in- (Paleozoic, Late Cretaceous, and early Tertiary). These local de-
dicates age range of clasts at each sampled stratigraphic interval, based
on a sampling of clasts present in outcrop; these are essentially equiv-
posits probably resulted from short-term events, such as flash
alent to "exposure gates" of Graham et al. (1986). Horizontal width of floods, that may have incorporated gravels from many source areas
figure corresponds to age range of all clasts observed in Serra de La within a short time span.
Llena conglomerates. Vertical thickness of standard bar (bottom of fig-
ure) indicates that 15% of clasts at a particular locality were identifiable
as to stratigraphic unit. Each selected age category is bracketed by easily DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS
recognizable llthologic and/or fossiliferous units; therefore, although not The stratigraphic variation in clast composition provides a
all clasts could be identified at each interval, it is Improbable that units
beyond Indicated ranges are present. Repeated clast reworking produces means of interpreting the tectonic evolution of a mountain front
an Increasing proportion of unidentifiable clasts; this proportion in- during the initial stages of uplift. Clast counts from alluvial-fan grav-
creases significantly from M1 to M4 megasequence. els show evidence of normal and reverse unroofing sequences and
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