Intrusive Suite of Yosemite Valley
The Intrusive Suite of Yosemite Valley (see Yosemite Valley) is one of several intrusive suites in Yosemite National Park. These also include
- Fine Gold Intrusive Suite
- Intrusive Suite of Buena Vista Crest
- Intrusive Suite of Sonora Pass
- Tuolumne Intrusive Suite
It is an intrusive suite composed mainly of granitic rocks, which near the metasedimentary pendant have locally mingled with granitic to gabbroic compositions.[1]
References[]
- ^ Memeti, Vali; Paterson, Scott R.; Economos, Rita; Erdmann, Saskia; Miller, Robert B. (2012). "Geology of the Benson Lake Pendant, Western Yosemite National Park, Central Sierra Nevada". geosociety.org. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
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Categories:
- Geology of California
- Geology of Yosemite National Park
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