Granodiorite (/ˌɡrænoʊˈdaɪ.əraɪt, ˌɡrænəˈ-/ GRAN-oh-DY-ə-ryte, GRAN-ə-) is a coarse-grained (phaneritic) intrusive igneous rock similar to granite, but...
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Granite dome (redirect from Granodiorite dome)
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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Sentinel granodiorite is a type of granodiorite found in Yosemite National Park. It is a poorly understood western "outlier" of the ~93-85-Ma Tuolumne...
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El Capitan Granite (redirect from El Capitan Granodiorite)
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...
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Tonalite–trondhjemite–granodiorite (TTG) rocks are intrusive rocks with typical granitic composition (quartz and feldspar) but containing only a small...
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The Rosetta Stone is a stele of granodiorite inscribed with three versions of a decree issued in 196 BC during the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt, on behalf...
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Granite Mountain (Arizona) (redirect from Prescott Granodiorite)
Paleoproterozoic biotite granodiorite to granite that is known by geologist as the Mint Wash Granodiorite. The Mint Wash Granodiorite consists of medium to...
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ʿArafāt, or جَبَل ٱلرَّحْمَة, Jabal ar-Raḥmah, 'Mountain of Mercy') is a granodiorite hill about 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Mecca, in the province of the same...
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Cathedral Peak Granodiorite (CPG) was named after its type locality, Cathedral Peak in Yosemite National Park, California. The granodiorite forms part of...
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Half Dome Granodiorite is granodiorite (see also granite) found in a region on and near Half Dome, in Yosemite National Park, California, United States...
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