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James R. Allen, MS, RG/PG, Geology Email: james.allen@csueastbay.edu |
Mailing Address : Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences California State University, East Bay 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd. Hayward, CA 94542-3088 USA |
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Research Interests: Late Tertiary Geology of the San Francisco North Bay.
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List of Current Projects
Landslide Mapping of the Glen Ellen, Sears Point, Santa Rosa, Petaluma River and Cotati 7.5-Minute Quadrangle of the Sonoma Mountain area
Long-Term Displacement Along Strike-Slip Faults of the San Andreas Fault System in the Eastern and Northern San Francisco Bay Area
CSU Fresno, Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Volcanics of the San Francisco North Bay with James Wilen Jr., BACE Geotechnical (pdf)
2008 AEG Field Trip Guidebook by James Allen (pdf)
2009 AEG Field Trip Guidebook (pdf):Geology along the Rodgers Creek and Tolay faults:
late Cenozoic stratigraphy and tectonics, Franciscan mélange and high-grade
metamorphism, and Quaternary landslide complexes, Saturday, August 8, 2009 by Ron Rubin, Peter Holland, John Wakabayashi and James Allen
Stratigraphy and Tectonics of Neogene Strata, Northern San Francisco Bay Area, Master Thesis by James Allen
Thesis Apendices (.pdf): Appendix A, Appendix B, Appendix C, Appendix D, Appendix E, Appendix F , Appendix G
Thesis Geologic Map Plates (.pdf):
Plate 1: Geologic Map of Portions of Point Reyes and Tomales U.S.G.S. 7.5-Minute Quadrangles
Plate 4: Geologic Map of Portions of the Mare Island and Richmond U.S.G.S. 7.5-Minute Quadrangles
Curriculum Vitae
Education
B.S. Geology, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California, August, 1999
M.S. Geology, California State University, San José, California, May, 2003
Teaching Experience
San Francisco State University: Fall 2006-Spring 2007
San Jose State University: Spring 2007
Registration
Professional Geologist, California. License # 8335
Association
Geological Society of America
American Geophysical Union
Association of Engineering Geologists
Northern California Geological Society
Society of Vertebrate Paleontologists Member #15819
Certification
Confined Space Training/Certification 1467CS-8CCR154-1
Hazardous Material Certified: HAZWOPER #53076
Refinery Certification, Bay Area Training Corp., #165801
Nuclear Gauge Certified
Employment History
PES Environmental 1997-1999; Dames & Moore 1999; United States Geological Survey 2000-2003; California Geological Survey 2001; LSA Associates, Inc. 2000-2003; Kleinfelder Ass. 2003-2005; Ninyo & Moore 2005; Geomatrix 2006Publications
Allen, J.R., Barnes, L.G., and Holland, P.J., 1999, A small species of mysticete whale (Cetacea: Balaenopteridae)
from the late Miocene - early Pliocene Wilson Grove Formation, Sonoma County, California: Paleobios,
Abstracts, v. 19, p.1.
Allen, J.R., and Holland, P.J., 1999, Description and interpretation of the pebbly sandstone facies of the Wilson
Grove Formation, Marin County, California: possible sediment for the Delgada Fan during late Miocene-early
Pliocene time: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 31, no. 6, p. A-33.
Allen, J.R., Holland, P.J., and Yip, G.Y., 2000, Geology and significance of the contact between the marine Wilson
Grove Formation and the nonmarine Cotati Member of the Wilson Grove Formation, Sonoma County,
California: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 32, no. 6, p. A-1.
Allen, J. R. 2003 Stratigraphy and Tectonics of Neogene Strata, Northern San Francisco Bay Area, [Master Thesis],
San Jose State University, 190 p., 4 plates.
Allen, James R., and Powell II, C.L., 2001 Invertebrate Fossils of the Wilson Grove Formation (Late Miocene to
Late Pliocene), Sonoma County, Northern California: in Paleobios. Vol. 21, supp. to no. 2, p. 105.
Allen, J.R. and Repenning, C.A., 2005 Lithology and vertebrate fossils of the Petaluma Formation, Sonoma County,
California, Geological Society of America, Cordilleran Section, 101st Annual Meeting, Abstracts with
Programs, Vol. 37, No. 4, Paper No. 25-12.
Allen, J.R. and Holland, P.J. 2007 Composition, age, and geographical extent of the Glen Ellen, Huichica and
Petaluma formations, Sonoma and Napa Counties, California, Geological Society of America, Annual Meeting,
Paper Number 55-24.
Allen, J.R., 2008, NCGS Fieldtrip to the Wilson Grove and Petaluma Formations, Sonoma County, California:
Northern California Geological Society, February 23, 2008 Fieldtrip Guidebook.
Allen, J.R., 2008, AEG Fieldtrip to the Wilson Grove and Petaluma Formations, Sonoma County, California:
Northern California Geological Society, June 14, 2008 Fieldtrip Guidebook.
Allen, J.R., Strayer, L.M., Holland, PH., and Rubin, R., 2008, NCGS Fieldtrip to the Geology of Sonoma Mountain,
Sonoma County, California: Northern California Geological Society, May 16, 2009 Fieldtrip Guidebook.
Van Landingham, S. and Allen, J.R., 2007 Late Miocene - Pliocene Diatomites of the Petaluma Formation, Sonoma County, California, Geological Society of America, Annual Meeting, Paper Number 235-13.
Peterson, D. E., and Allen, J.R., 2005 TRANSITIONAL MARINE, OLIGOHALINE, LIMNIC OSTRACODE ASSEMBLAGES OF THE LOWER PETALUMA FORMATION, SONOMA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, Geological Society of America, Cordilleran Section, 101st Annual Meeting, Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 37, No. 4, Paper No. 25-11.
Allen, J.R. and Repenning, C.A., 2005 LITHOLOGY AND VERTEBRATE FOSSILS OF THE PETALUMA FORMATION, SONOMA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, Geological Society of America, Cordilleran Section, 101st Annual Meeting, Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 37, No. 4, Paper No. 25-12.
Starratt, S.W., Allen, J.R., Powell, C.L. II, Peterson, D.E., RUCK, E., and SARNA-Wojcicki, A.M., 2005 NEW PALEONTOLOGICAL EVIDENCE SUPPORTING THE NEOGENE, TRANSITION FROM MARINE TO NON-MARINE CONDITIONS IN MARIN AND SONOMA COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA, USA, Geological Society of America, Cordilleran Section, 101st Annual Meeting, Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 37, No. 4, Paper No. 25-10.
Holland, P.H. and Allen, J.R., 2005 EVIDENCE OF POSSIBLE LATE QUATERNARY DISPLACEMENT ALONG THE CHUPINES FAULT, MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, Geological Society of America, Cordilleran Section, 101st Annual Meeting, Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 37, No. 4, Paper No. 41-9.
Snyder, N.P., Allen, J.R., Dare, C., Hampton, M.A., Schneider, G., Wooley, R.J., Alpers, C.N., Marvin-DiPasquale, M.C. 2004 Sediment grain-size and loss-on-ignition analyses from 2002 Englebright Lake coring and sampling campaigns: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 2004 1080, 46 p.
Wagner, D.L., Randolph, C.E., Bezore, S. P., Witter, R.C. and Allen, J.R. 2003 Geologic Map of the Sears Point 7.5’ Quadrangle, Sonoma, Solano, and Napa Counties: A Digital Database. California Geological Survey, Version 1.0. ftp://ftp.consrv.ca.gov/pub/dmg/rgmp/Prelim_geo_pdf/sears_layout_highres.pdf
McLaughlin, R.L., Sarna-Wojcicki, A.M., Fleck, R.J., Wagner, D.L., Jachens, 2003 R.C., Levin, R.G., Roberts, C.W., Valin, Z.C., Powell, C.L. II, and Allen, J.R. Framework of the Right-Stepped Rodgers Creek – Maacama Fault System, Northern San Francisco Bay Region, California in: Geological Society of America, Cordilleran Section, Abstracts with Programs, no. 25-61.
Wilen, J. E., Lancaster, J., Allen, J.R. and Davies, R.I., 2002 Temporal Significance of Volcanic Ash, Petrified Wood, and Uplifted Fluvial Terrace deposits in the Chileno and San Antonio Creek Drainages, Marin County, California: in Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, no. 58-5.
Allen, James R., and Powell II, C.L. , 2001 Invertebrate Fossils of the Wilson Grove Formation (Late Miocene – Late
Pliocene), Sonoma County, Northern California: in Paleobios. Vol. 21, supp.
to no. 2, p. 105.
Allen, James R., 2000 Paleontological Resources Assessment, Phase II United Golden Gate Power Project, San Francisco International Airport, San Mateo County, California.
Allen, James R., Holland, Peter J., and Yip, Grant Y. , 2000 Geology and Significance of the Contact Between the Marine Wilson Grove
Formation and the Non-Marine Cotati Member of the Wilson Grove Formation, Sonoma
County, California in: Geological Society of America, Cordilleran Section, Abstracts
with Programs, Vol. 32, n. 6, p. A-1.
Allen, James R., and Holland, Peter J. , 1999 Description and Interpretation of the pebbly sandstone facies of the Wilson Grove Formation, Marin County, California: A possible sediment source for the Delgada Fan during late Miocene – early Pliocene time, Geological Society of America, Cordilleran Section: Abstracts with Programs, v. 31, n. 6, p. A-33.
Allen, James R., Barnes, Larry G., and Holland, Peter J. , 1998 A small species of fossil Mysticete whale (Cetacea: Balaenopteridae) from
the
late Miocene – early Pliocene Wilson Grove Formation, Sonoma County, California,
in Paleobios. P. 1.
Holland, Peter J., and Allen, James R. , 1998 Description and interpretation of the late Miocene – early Pliocene Wilson Grove Formation at Steinbeck Ranch, Sonoma County, California, Geological Society of America: Abstracts with Programs, v.30, n. 7, p. A339.
Selected publications
Geologic Map of the Sears Point 7.5-Minute Quadrangle
Geologic Map of the Petaluma River 7.5-Minute Quadrangle
Diatomite of the Petaluma Formation and Sonoma Volcanics
Invertebrate Paleontology of the Wilson Grove Formation, Sonoma County, California
Lithology and Vertebrate Fossils of the Petaluma Formation, Sonoma County, California
Sonoma Volcanics