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Geological Rocks & Minerals
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Ref: G8
Granodiorite
Name: Half Dome Granodiorite
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Date: 2010
Caption: Age: 85-90 million years old
Name: Cathedral Peak Granodiorite
Location: Yosemite National Park **
Date: -
Caption:  Porphyritic texture in Cathedral Peak Granodiorite, with potassium feldspar phenocrysts much larger than the other minerals in the rock matrix.
Name: Bridalveil Granodiorite
Location: Yosemite National Park **
Date: -
Caption:  Bridalveil Granodiorite has a salt-and- pepper appearance from fine, evenly distributed light and dark minerals. Figure 11-D, U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1595.
Name: Leaning Tower Granodiorite
Location: Yosemite National Park **
Date:  -
Caption:  Leaning Tower Granodiorite has a spotted appearance from rounded clots of dark minerals. Figure 11-C, U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1595.
Name: Sentinel Granodiorite
Location: Yosemite National Park **
Date: -
Caption:  Sentinel Granodiorite contains both biotite and hornblende in poorly formed crystals. Figure 11-B, U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1595.
Name: Half Dome Granodiorite
Location: Yosemite National Park **
Date: -
Caption:  Half Dome Granodiorite contains large, well-formed hornblende crystals. Figure 11-A, U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1595.
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