B. F. Sisk Dam (Geographic Keyword)

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CHARCOAL AND WOOD IDENTIFICATION; MACROFLORAL, POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, AND DIATOM ANALYSES; AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING FOR SAMPLES FROM B. F. SISK DAM, CALIFORNIA (2009)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman. Linda Scott Cummings. Chad Yost.

Thirteen samples from the B. F. Sisk Dam in Merced County, California, were examined to recover charcoal, wood, or other organic remains suitable for AMS radiocarbon analysis. Botanic components and detrital charcoal were identified, and potentially radiocarbon datable material was separated. In addition, pollen, phytolith, and diatom analyses were conducted on one sample of charcoal in clay matrix (Station 129). Samples were collected from a trench at the downstream toe of the dam near the...

EXAMINATION OF SEDIMENTS FROM B. F. SISK DAM, CENTRAL CALIFORNIA FOR POLLEN, PHYTOLITHS, AND DIATOMS TO IDENTIFY PROBABLE AGE OF THE DEPOSITS (2009)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings. Barbara Winsborough. R.A. Varney.

Five sediment samples collected from B.F. Sisk Dam in central California, approximately 12 km west of Los Banos, were examined to recover pollen, phytoliths, and diatoms. These sediments were recovered from the downstream toe of the dam near the former junction of San Luis and Cottonwood Creeks. These samples are believed to represent the Plio-Pleistocene Tulare Formation and possibly the Corcoran Clay, one of the uppermost units within the Tulare. Analysis was conducted in an effort to verify...