SESAR: 10.60471/ODP00000A

Field

Value

IGSN

10.60471/ODP00000A

Name

SAFOD

Other Name(s)

Not Provided

External Parent Name

Not Provided

External Parent Object Type

Not Provided

Publish Date

2023-08-28

Last Updated

2023-09-11

Field

Value

Object Type

Sampling features > Site (previously Site)

General Material Type

Rock (previously Rock)

Material Types

Not Provided

Field Name

Not Provided

Sample Description

SAFOD hole drills through the San Andreas Fault

Age (min)

Not Provided

Age (max)

Not Provided

Age Description

Not Provided

Geological Age

Not Provided

Geological Unit

Franciscan Formation, Great Valley Formation, Arkosic Sandstone and Conglomerate, Salinian Granite and Granodiorite, Tertiary Santa Margarita

Sample Size

Not Provided

Purpose

better understand the physical/chemical processes that control deformation and earthquake generation

Field

Value

Latitude

35.974204

Longitude

-120.552141

Latitude End

Not Provided

Longitude End

Not Provided

Easting

Not Provided

Northing

Not Provided

UTM Zone

Not Provided

Vertical Datum

NAVD88

Depth (min)

Not Provided

Depth (max)

Not Provided

Depth Scale

Not Provided

Elevation

668.0 meters

Elevation End

Not Provided

Navigation Type/Location Method

GPS:Assumed

Locality

San Andreas Fault - Central Creeping Section

Locality Description

The SAFOD main hole penetrates the San Andreas Fault where earthquake activity has been identified

Location Description

The SAFOD main hole is located in central California ~ 1.8 km southwest of the San Andreas Fault near Parkfield, California, on a segment that moves through a combination of aseismic creep and repeating micro-earthquakes

Primary Location Name

San Andreas Fault

Primary Location Type

Fault

Continent

North America

Country

United States

Province

California

County

Monterey

City/Township

Parkfield

Field

Value

Current Archive

Integrated Ocean Drilling Program, Gulf Coast Repository (GCR)

Location: College Station, TX

URL: https://iodp.tamu.edu/curation/gcr/index.html

Current Archive Contact

curator@iodp.tamu.edu

Original Archive

Not Provided

Original Archive Contact

Not Provided

Availability

Not Provided

Field

Value

Cruise/Field Program

San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD)

Platform

SAFOD

Launch Platform

Not Provided

Launch Label

Not Provided

Collectors

Individual: Dr. Judith Chester; Dr. Franklin Chester

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; chesterj@geo.tamu.edu

Sampling Method

ContinentalDrilling

Sampling Method Detail

Not Provided

Sampling Start Date

Not Provided

Sampling End Date

Not Provided

Sampling Date Precision

Not Provided

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