Mount Whitney to Yosemite: the Geology of the John Muir Trail gives detailed description of over 45 rock units traversed by this incredible 212 mile long trip. The topics covered are advanced, but the in-depth introduction to geology defines the terminology for understanding the processes that formed the Sierra Nevada. The book is illustrated with 135 figures and photographs, and is accompanied by 44 geologic maps showing the trail overlain with UTM coordinate grid. GPS waypoints and trail description makes locating the features discussed straightforward meanwhile coming to terms with the complex geologic history may take a lifetime.
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wise figure, long meadow, aplite sills, rock glacier deposits, mafic inclusions, intrusive suite, metamorphosed volcanic rocks, east valley wall, diorite inclusions, aplite dikes, forceful emplacement, tectonic opening, potassium feldspar crystals, north valley wall, older plutons, diorite dike, frontal faults, stage glaciation, pluton emplacement, moraine crests, mafic complex, mafic dikes, quartz monzonite, east escarpment, hornblende crystals Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sierra Nevada, Geology of the John Muir, Yosemite Valley, Lamarck Granodiorite, Half Dome Granodiorite, Mount Whitney, Mono Creek Granite, Devils Postpile, Tuolumne Intrusive Suite, Whitney Granodiorite, Bullfrog Pluton, Kuna Crest Granodiorite, Ritter Range, Cathedral Peak Granodiorite, Owens Valley, John Muir Intrusive Suite, Tuolumne Meadows, North America, Mount Morrison, Evolution Basin Granite, Silver Pass, Merced River, Pinchot Pass, Late Cretaceous, Muir Pass Browse Sample Pages:
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wise figure, long meadow, aplite sills, rock glacier deposits, mafic inclusions, intrusive suite, metamorphosed volcanic rocks, east valley wall, diorite inclusions, aplite dikes, forceful emplacement, tectonic opening, potassium feldspar crystals, north valley wall, older plutons, diorite dike, frontal faults, stage glaciation, pluton emplacement, moraine crests, mafic complex, mafic dikes, quartz monzonite, east escarpment, hornblende crystals Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sierra Nevada, Geology of the John Muir, Yosemite Valley, Lamarck Granodiorite, Half Dome Granodiorite, Mount Whitney, Mono Creek Granite, Devils Postpile, Tuolumne Intrusive Suite, Whitney Granodiorite, Bullfrog Pluton, Kuna Crest Granodiorite, Ritter Range, Cathedral Peak Granodiorite, Owens Valley, John Muir Intrusive Suite, Tuolumne Meadows, North America, Mount Morrison, Evolution Basin Granite, Silver Pass, Merced River, Pinchot Pass, Late Cretaceous, Muir Pass Browse Sample Pages:
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