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Granodiorite (/ˌɡrænoʊˈdaɪəraɪt, ˌɡrænə-/) is a co****-grained (phaneritic)
intrusive igneous rock
similar to granite, but
containing more plagioclase...
- Of the
Tuolumne Intrusive Suite, it is the most
melanocratic of the
granodiorites containing many
mafic microgranular enclaves. It is fine- to medium-grained...
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within the
Sierra Nevada.
Sentinel granodiorite has a less
uniform composition than
other Yosemite granites and
granodiorites. On the west end of
Yosemite Valley...
- Half Dome
Granodiorite is
granodiorite (see also granite)
found in a
region on and near Half Dome, in
Yosemite National Park, California,
United States...
- Tonalite–trondhjemite–
granodiorite (TTG)
rocks are
intrusive rocks with
typical granitic composition (quartz and feldspar) but
containing only a small...
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Granite domes are
domical hills composed of
granite with bare rock
exposed over most of the surface. Generally,
domical features such as
these are known...
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variations within the
granodiorites and
monzogranites are
consistent with
their evolution by
fractional crystallization. The
granodiorites have a low initial...
- The
Maquinita Granodiorite is a
Precambrian pluton that
crops out in the
northern Tusas Mountains of New Mexico. It has a
radiometric age of 1.755 billion...
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calcalkaline characteristics belonging to the K-series.
Compared with
average granodiorites, this rock type has a
higher SiO2
value and
approaches the composition...
- El
Capitan Granite is a type of
granite (also see
granodiorite), in a
large area near El Capitan, in
Yosemite National Park, California,
United States...
