• Source: Intrusive Suite of Merced Peak

The Intrusive Suite of Merced Peak 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 Jack Main Canyon
Intrusive Suite of Sonora Pass
Intrusive Suite of Yosemite Valley
Johnson Granite Porphyry
Tuolumne Intrusive Suite




Geology


The Intrusive Suite of Merced Peak dates to roughly 98 Ma. The formation dates to mid-Cretaceous. It lies within the volcanogenic Minarets sequence, and comprises the granodiorite of Jackass Lakes and the leucogranites of Timber Knob and Norris Creek. Most of the suite is the former.




See also


Merced Peak




References






External links


One reference

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Intrusive Suite of Merced Peak
• Intrusive Suite of Sonora Pass
• Intrusive Suite of Yosemite Valley
• Merced Peak
• Fine Gold Intrusive Suite
• Intrusive Suite of Buena Vista Crest
• Tuolumne Intrusive Suite
• Johnson Granite Porphyry
• Sierra Nevada Batholith