Geological Outings Around the Bay: Alum Rock Park - KQED
Apr 7, 2011 · Mineral springs, fresh air, and a cross-section of South Bay history—not to mention its rocks—are all on display at Alum Rock Park. All photos by Andrew Alden. Alum Rock Park occupies the small, steep valley of Penitencia Creek carved into the hills east of San Jose.
Once home to the Ohlone Indians, Alum Rock Park features rugged ridges with spectacular views of the Santa Clara Valley, geologic formations including mineral springs and evidence of seismic events, and a variety of native flora and fauna. Park hours are daily from 8am until one-half hour after sunset.
Alum Rock Park - Wikipedia
Alum Rock Park, in the Alum Rock district of San Jose, California, is California's oldest municipal park, established in 1872 but serving as public land since the pueblo was established in 1777.
Exploring Alum Rock Park - KQED
Mar 7, 2008 · Alum Rock Park, created in 1872 as the first municipal park in California, offers both ancient rocks and new geologic changes (and lots of nice trails and wildlife, too). Despite its longevity and proximity to a populous urban area, it remains one of the less-visited jewels in the Bay Area's crown.
Alum Rock Park History - nnvesj.org
Alum Rock Park covers about 720 acres, but much of the land is taken up by steep wooded or chaparral-covered hillsides. Its geological features don’t afford much level ground for building outside of the area where today’s YSI building, the Visitors’ Center and …
Alum Bay - Wikipedia
Alum Bay is the location of a classic sequence of upper Paleocene and Eocene beds of soft sands and clays, separated by an unconformity from the underlying Cretaceous Chalk Formation that forms the adjoining headland of West High Down.
Geology of Alum Rock Park - YouTube
San José’s Alum Rock Park is a historic location rich in fascinating geology! Join Open Space Authority staff for a virtual exploration of the geology of Alu...
Geology of Alum Bay, Isle of Wight - by Ian West. (update)
Alum Bay is a place located near the eastern end of the former, Eocene, Poole Delta. It has a wide variety of sediment types including sands, conglomerates, silty clays, some pipe clay and conspicuous lignite beds.
Geology of the Alum Rock area near Stanthorpe, Southeast Queensland
Detailed geological mapping of the Alum Rock area, northwest of Stanthorpe, reveals a tightly folded sequence of probably Lower Carboniferous strata unconformably overlain by a thin sequence of Lower Permian sediments and volcanics.
A rock with many perspectives - Geology Page
Jul 24, 2021 · The Alum Shale of Northern Europe not only has an eventful history of formation, connected with the microcontinent Baltica, it also holds great potential as an object of investigation for future research questions.