Description
The highly cross-bedded Torrey Sandstone 1 wtdely exposed between Delmar and Encin1 tas, is predominantly medium- to coarse grained, well-sorted and poorly conso11da·tedo It ta poorly fossiliferous and contalne 1nterbds of ehale and oobbleea Cross-bedn.ec-1 sediments t1on uni ts ranp;e from leas than one foot to Rreater than 15 feet 1n thlc neeso Both t!'Ol.l@!h and tabular cross-bedding are common t but tbe tabular type ts most prevalento Dip directions of 202 eroee-beds, at 130 outcrops 1ndieate a predominant southeasterly paleocurrent direction. Dip 1ncl1nattone range from five to 38 derees 1 with a mean dip of 19 aegreeeo Marine f'o,asj.le, thin or.oae-bedded uni 1:s a1mtla.r to those tound on modern beachee and off-shore bal:"s,· aha.le layers inter•bedden with the cross-beds, thin pebble and cobble laye1"s arid massive Aandetone suggest a ahallo-vJ marine envtronment. However, the thiok oroes-bedded un1 te wh ioh s.re urrro eeiltfeTous 1 and composed of well-sorted sandstone seem to inioate an aeolian or1gina A multiple P-nv:l.ronmant hypothesis seems to best explain the 'llorrey ohar•acter st oe. The un.t appears to repreael'lt a oomb:tna tlon of .,, marine and eub:9.e1"ial environment, perhaps a spit or ba.r?"_1er bes.oh topped by w1nd blm·m eand tlla t separated the open crna at from a. lagoon or e etuary
