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Natural Oil and Gas Seeps
Oil-sand deposit exposed on the sea cliff at Carpinteria State Beach, Santa Barbara County, CA. Photo by S. Mulqueen. 

Oil-sand deposit exposed on the sea cliff at Carpinteria State Beach, Santa Barbara County, CA. Photo by S. Mulqueen.

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Petroleum seeps along Highway 150 between Santa Paula and Ojai, Ventura County, CA. Photo by S. Mulqueen. Oil-sand deposit exposed on the sea cliff at Carpinteria State Beach, Santa Barbara County, CA. Photo by S. Mulqueen. Petroleum seep at Carpinteria State Beach, Carpinteria, Santa Barbara County, CA. Photo by S. Mulqueen. Petroleum seep in Slocum Canyon, Santa Paula Canyon Area of Santa Paula oil field, Ventura County, CA. Photo by S. Mulqueen. Tarantula trapped in asphaltum, Silverthread Area, Ojai oil field, Ventura County, CA. Photo by S. Mulqueen.


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