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TitleK-feldspar crystals in granite, Sierra Nevada Batholith, near Lone Pine, California
DescriptionThe granite of the Sierra Nevada Batholith varies in texture and appearance. In some place it contains large megacrysts of K-feldspar, sometimes larger than the ones shown here.
Geologic provinceSierra Nevada
LocationUSA ▹ California. Near Lone Pine. View on the John Muir Trail, near Cottonwood Pass.
PhotographerDexter Perkins. 2002-01-27.
CollectionJMT-8.
Key wordsgranite, K-feldspar, Sierra Nevada, California
Tech details626 KB. Outcrop. Olympus LT.
GeoDIL number2210