Granitic rocks (NVJgr;0)

State	Nevada
Name	Granitic rocks
Geologic age	Jurassic
Original map label	Jgr
Primary rock type	quartz monzonite
Secondary rock type	granodiorite
Other rock types	granite; monzonite; quartz diorite; peraluminous granite
Lithologic constituents	Major Igneous > Plutonic > Syenitic > Quartz-monzonite (Pluton)Includes porphyritic quartz monzonite in Douglas County. Minor Igneous > Plutonic > Granitic > Granodiorite (Pluton)May be major in rank but definitely subordinant to quartz monzonite. Incidental Igneous > Plutonic > Syenitic > Monzonite (Pluton) Igneous > Plutonic > Dioritic > Quartz-diorite (Pluton) Igneous > Plutonic > Granitic > Granite (Pluton)Found mostly in Elko County.
Map references	Stewart, J.H., and Carlson, J.E., 1978, Geologic Map of Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey and Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, 1:500,000 (not part of any formal series, printed and distributed by the U.S. Geological Survey, G75163, reprinted, 1981, G81386).
Unit references	Stewart, J.H., and Carlson, J.E., 1978, Geologic Map of Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey and Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, 1:500,000 (not part of any formal series, printed and distributed by the U.S. Geological Survey, G75163, reprinted, 1981, G81386). Stewart, J. H., 1980, Geology of Nevada: A discussion to accompany the Geologic Map of Nevada: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special Publication 4. Stewart, J.H., and McKee, E.H., 1977, Geology, Pt. 1, in Geology and Mineral Deposits of Lander County, Nevada: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin 88, p. 1-59, 3 pl. Willden, R., 1964, Geology and Mineral Deposits of Humboldt County, Nevada: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin 59, 154 p., 3 pl. Hose, R.K., and Blake, M.C, Jr., 1976, Geology, Pt. 1, in Geology and Mineral Resources of White Pine County, Nevada: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin 85, p. 1-32, 2 pl. Coats, R.R., 1987, Geology of Elko County, Nevada: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin 101, 112 p., 1 pl. Albers, J.P., and Stewart, J.H., 1972, Geology and Mineral Deposits of Esmeralda County, Nevada: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, 80 p., 2 pl. Roberts, R.J., Montgomery, K.M., and Lehner, R.E., 1967, Geology and Mineral Resources of Eureka County, Nevada: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin 64, 152 p., 12 pl. Johnson, M.G., 1977, Geology and Mineral Deposits of Pershing County, Nevada: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin 89, 115 p., 4 pl. Kleinhampl, F.J., and Ziony, J.I., 1985, Geology of Northern Nye County, Nevada: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin 99A, 172 p., 2 pl. Moore, J.G., 1969, Geology and Mineral Deposits of Lyon, Douglas, and Ormsby Counties, Nevada: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin 75, 45 p., 2 pl.
Geographic coverage	Douglas - Elko - Esmeralda - Eureka - Humboldt - Lander - Lyon - Mineral - Nye - Pershing - White Pine - Carson City