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Precambrian granitic rocks, unit 4, (Death Valley)

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Precambrian granite, syenite, anorthosite, and gabbroic rocks in the San Gabriel Mountains; also various Precambrian plutonic rocks elsewhere in southeastern California
State California
Name Precambrian granitic rocks, unit 4, (Death Valley)
Geologic age Miocene
Lithologic constituents
Major
Igneous > Plutonic > Dioritic > Diorite (Pluton)
Comments Death Valley area. Willow Springs Diorite (in part)
Stratigraphic units Willow Springs Diorite (part)
References

Jennings, C.W., Strand, R.G., Rogers, T.H., Boylan, R.T., Moar, R.R., and Switzer, R.A., 1977, Geologic Map of California: California Division of Mines and Geology, Geologic Data Map 2, scale 1:750,000.

Jennings, C.W., 1985, An explanatory text to accompany the 1:750,000 scale fault and geologic maps of California: California Division of Mines and Geology, Bulletin 201, 197 p.

Streitz, Robert, and Stinson, M.C., 1977, Geologic map of California, Death Valley sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Holm, D.K., and Wernicke, B., 1990, Black Mountains crustal section, Death Valley extended terrain, California: Geology, v. 18, p. 520-523.

Asmerom, Y., Snow, J.K., Holm, D.K., Jacobsen, S.B., Wernicke, B.P., and Lux, D.R., 1990, Rapid uplift and crustal growth in extensional environments: An isotopic study from the Death Valley region, California: Geology, v. 18, p. 223-226.
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