Dike intrusion and deformation during growth of the Half Dome pluton, Yosemite National Park, California
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DOI: 10.1130/ges01458.1
Abstract: Meter-scale mapping of the Late Cretaceous Half Dome Granodiorite of the Tuolumne Intrusive Suite (TIS) near Tenaya Lake, Yosemite National Park, defines an intricate internal structure that reflects a combination of incremental pluton growth by… read more here.
Keywords: half dome; national park; deformation; pluton ... See more keywords
Feldspar recycling across magma mush bodies during the voluminous Half Dome and Cathedral Peak stages of the Tuolumne intrusive complex, Yosemite National Park, California, USA
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DOI: 10.1130/ges02286.1
Abstract: Incremental pluton growth can produce sheeted complexes with no magma-magma interaction or large, dynamic magma bodies communicating via crystal and melt exchanges, depending on pulse size and frequency of intrusions. Determining the degree and spatial… read more here.
Keywords: half dome; plagioclase; tuolumne intrusive; intrusive complex ... See more keywords
Igneous or metamorphic? Hornblende phenocrysts as greenschist facies reaction cells in the Half Dome Granodiorite, California
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DOI: 10.2138/am-2017-5864
Abstract: Abstract The Half Dome Granodiorite, Yosemite National Park, California, is recognized in the field by euhedral, fresh-looking, black hornblende phenocrysts up to 2 cm in length. This variety of granodiorite typifies intermediate-age hornblende-phyric units of… read more here.
Keywords: half dome; hornblende; dome granodiorite; california ... See more keywords