El Capitan Granite
El Capitan Granite is a type of granite (also see granodiorite), in a large area near El Capitan, in Yosemite National Park, California, United States. The granite forms part of the Tuolumne Intrusive Suite (also known as Tuolumne Batholith), one of the four major intrusive suites within the Sierra Nevada.
| El Capitan Granite | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: 103 Ma | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Tuolumne Intrusive Suite |
| Location | |
| Location | California |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | El Capitan |
El Capitan granite is mostly unjointed.
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