Catalina Schist

The Catalina Schist is broadly correlated with the Franciscan Complex, a similar metamorphic complex formed along the California margin.^[1]

Both of these units record high-pressure/low-temperature metamorphism associated with the subduction of the Farallon plate beneath North America during the Mesozoic Era. The Catalina Schist is differentiated from the Franciscan primarily in the style of mélange formed during subduction.

In the Los Angeles Harbor Region, Catalina Schist is associated with the Wilmington Oil Field.

• Cretaceous California
• Channel Islands of California−related topics

33°24′14″N 118°22′41″W / 33.404°N 118.378°W / 33.404; -118.378

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