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| This view shows complexly folded and faulted Precambrian-age schist and gneiss (Orocopia Schist) mixed with layers of middle to late Miocene-age volcanic tuff and sediments of the Dos Palmas Rhyolite (Dibblee, 1954). These are juxtaposed to steeply dipping beds of lower Mecca Formation (Pliocene) -- these beds are visible along the sides of the canyon just beyond the vehicle. This location is in a side canyon about one-half mile downstream from the parking area at the end of Painted Canyon Road. |
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