SOME NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TERTIARY PALEOCANYON SITES

by

Larry J. Garside

Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Introduction - A brief description of the study.

Map - A 1:500,000-scale map of part of northern California showing about 80 described paleocanyon sites.

Site Descriptions - A list of about 80 paleocanyon sites, mostly in Plumas, Sierra, and Nevada Counties. Descriptions of these sites can be obtained by clicking on the site name. Links to photos are included in many of the site descriptions. References in the site descriptions are included in the Bibliography.

Bibliography - A list of about 375 references to northern California geology and the history of mining of ancient placer deposits. In MS Word.

Site Locations - Geographic and UTM coordinates for P-locations mentioned in the site descrptions. In Excel.

Photos - About 139 photos and their captions are linked to the file names and captions listed following certain site descriptions.

Poster - The upper reaches of the Sierra Nevada gold channels.