Seismic data provide images of crust–mantle interactions during ongoing removal of the dense batholithic root beneath the southern Sierra Nevada mountains in California. The removal appears to ...

“I collected rock samples to bring back to the lab to analyze the minerals and chemistry, to compare this intrusion with others in the Sierra Nevada, and to date the timing of this,” Van Buer told ...

It's well known by rock climbers that come from all over to climb those steep faces of granite, similar to Yosemite National Park and the Sierra Nevada Batholith. But there's a batholith here too.

Formation of the Sierra Nevada Batholith: Magmatic and Tectonic Processes and Their Tempos Edited by Vali Memeti, Scott R. Paterson, and Keith D. Putirka (editors) Usage Restrictions Credit as noted ...

Apart from his boundless energy, Moores’ real gift was his vision: his ability to “see” geologic history in a pile of rocks. He was one of the first to look at a jumble of stone and see in that the ...