Granitic Formations in the East-Central Sierra Nevada Near Bishop, California

Research Article| October 01, 1961 Granitic Formations in the East-Central Sierra Nevada Near Bishop, California PAUL C BATEMAN PAUL C BATEMAN U. S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, Calif Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information PAUL C BATEMAN U. S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, Calif Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 20 Jun 1960 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 Copyright © 1961, The Geological Society of America, Inc. Copyright is not claimed on any material prepared by U.S. government employees within the scope of their employment. GSA Bulletin (1961) 72 (10): 1521–1537. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1961)72[1521:GFITES]2.0.CO;2 Article history Received: 20 Jun 1960 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation PAUL C BATEMAN; Granitic Formations in the East-Central Sierra Nevada Near Bishop, California. GSA Bulletin 1961;; 72 (10): 1521–1537. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1961)72[1521:GFITES]2.0.CO;2 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 This report establishes lithologic units among the granitic rocks of the east-central Sierra Nevada near Bishop, California. In this area the Sierra Nevada batholith is composed chiefly of quartz-bearing plutonic rocks ranging in composition from quartz diorite to alaskite but includes scattered small masses of darker and older plutonic rocks and remnants of metamorphosed sedimentary and volcanic rocks. The granitic rocks are in discrete plutons, either in sharp contact with one another or separated by thin septa of metamorphic or mafic igneous rock or by late aplitic dikes. The granitic rocks are grouped into lithologic units on the basis of composition, texture, and intrusive relations. The units include six new formations, three informal units made up of the rocks in several plutons, and four informal units that include the rocks in single plutons. The new formations are the Inconsolable Granodiorite, Tinemaha Granodiorite, Wheeler Crest Quartz Monzonite, Round Valley Peak Granodiorite, Lamarck Granodiorite, and Tungsten Hills Quartz Monzonite. 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.