Intrusive Suite of Merced Peak explained

Intrusive Suite of Merced Peak
Period:	mid-Cretaceous
Age:	mid-Cretaceous,
Type:	Suite
Prilithology:	Granodiorite
Region:	Yosemite National Park
Country:	United States
Map:	Map of Yosemite National Park.svg
Namedfor:	Merced Peak

The Intrusive Suite of Merced Peak is one of several intrusive suites in Yosemite National Park. These also include:

1. Fine Gold Intrusive Suite
2. Intrusive Suite of Buena Vista Crest
3. Intrusive Suite of Jack Main Canyon
4. Intrusive Suite of Sonora Pass
5. Intrusive Suite of Yosemite Valley
6. Johnson Granite Porphyry
7. Tuolumne Intrusive Suite

Geology

The Intrusive Suite of Merced Peak dates to roughly 98 Ma.^[1] The formation dates to mid-Cretaceous. It lies within the volcanogenic Minarets sequence, and comprises the granodiorite of Jackass Lakes and the leucogranites of Timber Knob and Norris Creek. Most of the suite is the former.^[2]

See also

• Merced Peak

External links

• One reference

Notes and References

1. Web site: Formation of the Yosemite Creek Granodiorite: a Field and Geochemical Study .
2. Web site: Bateman . Paul C. . U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY .