Sierra Nevada – Geology Pics

Intrusive contact: southern Sierra Nevada.

April 30, 2017/in California, Intrusive, Sierra Nevada/by Marli Miller

igneous, intrusive

Mt. Whitney: Cretaceous Granodiorite

April 30, 2017/in California, Sierra Nevada/by Marli Miller

Sawtooth Peak

October 4, 2014/in California, Sierra Nevada, United States/by Marli Miller

Sawtooth Peak (right) capped by Columbia River Basalt. Beneath it is granite of the Wallow Batholith –and off to the left, are the bedded rocks of the Martin Bridge Limestone. (Image ID# 140713-43s)

Sawtooth Peak, California

October 4, 2014/in California, non-geology, Sierra Nevada, United States/by Marli Miller

Sawtooth Peak (right) capped by Columbia River Basalt. Beneath it is granite of the Wallowa Batholith –and off to the left, are the bedded rocks of the Martin Bridge Limestone. (Image ID# 140713-43e)