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What are batholiths according to you??
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25 Oct '09 06:51 pm
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A very large body of igneous rock, usually granite, that has been exposed by erosion of the overlying rock
Answered by Prasoon Sinha, 25 Oct '09 06:57 pm
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A batholith is, indeed, a large geologic structure. But the rock is not subterranean. It's up here on the surface. This rock, formed by the cooling of magma deep within the earth, is intrusive igneous rock (plutonic rock) according to Wikipedia. The most famous structure in Yosemite National Park is probably the granite monolith Half Dome, and it's part of the Sierra Nevada batholith...
Answered by anita bhattacharyya, 26 Oct '09 12:29 pm
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A large mass of igneous rock that has melted and intruded surrounding strata at great depths.
A massive, frequently discordant, intrusion of coarsely textured plutonic rocks, at least 100 km2 in area and extending 20-30 km down into the layer of magma, which may be composed of several plutons. Granite batholiths, such as Dartmoor, tend to form as domes. Erosion may expose all or part of the upper surface of the batholith.
A well-known batholith is located in the Sierra Nevada range of California.
Answered by sangeetha, 25 Oct '09 06:57 pm
A massive, frequently discordant, intrusion of coarsely textured plutonic rocks, at least 100 km2 in area and extending 20-30 km down into the layer of magma, which may be composed of several plutons. Granite batholiths, such as Dartmoor, tend to form as domes. Erosion may expose all or part of the upper surface of the batholith.
A well-known batholith is located in the Sierra Nevada range of California.
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