A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Jointed and weathered granite outcrop, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California |
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| Description | The granite of the Sierra Nevada Batholith is exposed to harsh alpine conditions and so sharp corners rapidly become rounded. Weathering is aided by the many sets of joints and other fractures that are present and allow water and ice to penetrate the rock. |
| Geologic province | Sierra Nevada |
| Location | USA ▹ California. View from the John Muir Trail. |
| Photographer | Dexter Perkins. 2002-01-27. |
| Collection | JMT-29. |
| Key words | granite, weathering, joints, Sierra Nevada |
| Tech details | 624 KB. Outcrop. Olympus LT. |
| GeoDIL number | 2208 |
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