Glaciers, flows, and fans: origins of a Neoproterozoic diamictite in the Saratoga Hills, Death Valley, California

Abstract

The Neoproterozoic glacial deposits outcrop throughout Death Valley area in California. The outcrop in Saratoga Hills show a thick succession of the glacial stratigraphy showing significant variation in bed thickness, and clast-compositions that are used to prove the great variation of the flows even within a short lateral distance. This sequence shows a gradual change from glacio-proximal to glacio-distal tracts that are interpreted as the first documented trough mouth fan of the Neoproterozoic glaciation.