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larly at Garrapata, Julia Pfeiffer, and Partington Cove. These durable, erosion-resist-
ant granitic rocks hold up well in the pounding surf, producing little sediment to cloud
the waters. Any sediment is coarse-grained and quickly sinks to the bottom, unlike
finer sediments that cloud coastal waters elsewhere in California.
These rocks are readily identified when exposed. Limestone and marble outcrops
are vivid white with a sugary texture. Granitic rocks in the surf zone appear coarse
with reflective faces, while rocks higher on the bluffs weather a rusty orange. Collect-
ively, the Salinian block rocks form the basement layers in the north half of the Santa
Lucia Range.
