Mint Canyon Formation


The Mint Canyon Formation is a Miocene geologic formation in the Sierra Pelona Mountains of Los Angeles County, southern California.

Geology

Mint Canyon is a fluvial landform in the Sierra Pelona range. It consists of terrestrial deposits from streams and lakes consisting mostly of sandstone and conglomerate with some claystone.

Fossils

The formation preserves vertebrate fossils dating back to the Middle Miocene subperiod of the Neogene period.