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Newport Back Bay view to the south, from Back Bay Drive, Newport Beach, California; view toward the Newport Dunes park.
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Newport Back Bay view to the north from Back Bay Drive. Cliffs of Miocene Monterey Formation in the right-center have had frequent down-dip slumps and landslides causing property damage to buildings on top of the cliffs.
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Entrance to the Back Bay Science Center, off of Back Bay Drive, Newport Beach, California.
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Fossil shark teeth on display at the Newport Back Bay Science Center, Newport Beach, California.
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Cliffs of Miocene Monterey Formation diatomite adjacent to the bike trail between Back Bay View Park and the Newport Dunes camping area (right).
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Cliffs of Miocene Monterey Formation diatomite adjacent to the bike trail between Back Bay View Park and the Newport Dunes camping area (right).
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Close-up view of flat-lying laminated diatomite of the Monterey Formation (Miocene); along the bike trail on the backside of Back Bay View Park and adjacent to the Newport Dunes camping area, Newport Beach, California.
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Complex ramp faulting and folding of Miocene Monterey Formation diatomite along the bike trail behind Back Bay View Park, Newport Beach, California.
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Newport Beach looking south, with the San Joaquin Hills and Dana Point in the background, from the Balboa Pier.