Gravitational assemblage in granite

Research Article| January 01, 1906 Gravitational assemblage in granite* G. K. GILBERT G. K. GILBERT Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information G. K. GILBERT Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Online Issn: 1943-2674 Print Issn: 0016-7606 © 1906 Geological Society of America GSA Bulletin (1906) 17 (1): 321–328. https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-17-321 Article history First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation G. K. GILBERT; Gravitational assemblage in granite. GSA Bulletin 1906;; 17 (1): 321–328. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-17-321 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract IntroductionIn the higher parts of the Sierra Nevada the dominant rock is granite. By reason of Pleistocene glaciation the exposures are exceptionally fine. Over broad areas glacial erosion has removed the products of decay, laying bare the unaltered rock, and large portions of these areas are free from glacial débris. On most of the drift-free surfaces postglacial decay has made little progress and vegetation has as yet no foothold. In many places one can walk for miles on firm granite, and tracts of ideally perfect exposure are often many acres in extent. Taking account of the further fact that the summer climate is usually dry, I regard the region as one of the finest in the world for the study of problems associated with large bodies of granite.My acquaintance with the Sierra granites is superficial and fragmentary. While engaged in physiographic and glacial studies I have traversed them . . . This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.