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Painted Cave is an extensive sea grotto on the rugged
north shore of Santa Cruz Island near its west end.
The cave, which extends into the near vertical sea cliff more than 60
meters (200 feet), was formed by erosion along a fracture in the volcanic
andesite. It is more than 18 meters
(60 feet) high in places, and the water depth is some 10 meters (30 feet).
Minerals deposited by water seepage on the mottled volcanic interior give
the grotto its "painted" appearance. California sea lions, Zalophus californianus, frequent
the cave. Integrity: Pristine
Use: Private Ref: Weaver,
D. W. 1969.
Geology of the Northern Channel Islands.
Amer. Assoc. of Petro. Geol. Spec. Publ. March 1976
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