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	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Granite (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Granite is a common and widely-occurring group of intrusive felsic igneous rocks that form at great depths and pressures under continents.
		Granite has been intruded into the crust of the Earth during all geologic periods; much of it is of Precambrian age.
		Granite is widely distributed throughout the continental crust of the Earth and is the most abundant basement rock that underlies the relatively thin sedimentary rock veneer of the continents.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Granite (588 words)

	Granite Mountains (California) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Granite Mountains is a small mountain range in San Bernardino County, California, USA, located at the edge of the Mojave Desert.
		Most of the granitic rock in the Mojave Desert is late Mesozoic in age (80 to 180 million years old).
		The granites formed at depth within a volcanically active mountain range comparable in geologic setting to the Andes chain in South America.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Granite_Mountains_(California) (224 words)

	Geology of the Wichita Mountains
		The granite exposed in the southern part of the Refuge from Quanah Mountain westward to Charon's Garden is more coarsely crystalline than that forming Mt. Scott.
		The mountains originally were considerably higher than the present ones as erosion has stripped off the upper parts and deposited this material in the intervening flats, reducing the relief.
		Granite is the dominant rock of the Refuge, and the gravels formed by erosion are mainly composed of granite fragments.
	www.fws.gov /southwest/refuges/wichitamountains/geology.html (1163 words)

	USGS Geology in the Parks
		Like the granitic rocks you'll see at Cima Dome, the rocks of the Granite Mountains once formed the deep core of a volcanic mountain range.
		Shortly after the Granite Mountains rocks solidified deep in the crust, tectonic forces began that uplifted the entire region.
		It probably was not until just a few million years ago, relatively recently on the geologic time scale, that the granites of the Granite Mountains were first exposed at the surface.
	wrgis.wr.usgs.gov /docs/parks/mojave/grmtn1.html (325 words)

	SummitPost - Granite Mountain, Oklahoma -- Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering
		Granite Mountain is one of six significant 2,000 ft. peaks (there are several minor points over 2000 ft.) located within the Charons Garden Wilderness of Southwestern Oklahoma.
		Granite Mountain rises on the remote and very rugged western side of the wilderness, making it a great wilderness climb with very little chance of seeing anyone on or near the summit.
		The terrain is dominated by Elk Mountain with precipitous south and southwest slopes sharply faulted and cut by steep chimneys, many filled with a jumble of boulders.
	www.summitpost.org /mountain/rock/152420/granite-mountain-oklahoma.html (1258 words)

	The Mountains - CHAPTER XVII (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The mountain opposite was thirteen thousand three hundred and twenty feet, so the climb from the lake became merely a matter of computation.
		By the third day from Granite Basin we reached the end of the long narrow canon with the high cliffs and the dark pine-trees and the very blue sky.
		And the sky was blue as a turquoise, and the sun burned fiercely, and the air was cold as the water of a mountain spring.
	worldwideschool.org /library/books/lit/western/TheMountains/chap17.html (2459 words)

	FROM THE GRANITE MOUNTAINS
		Granite assesses the thought-form at cause of Terra’s declines in frequency and assists in retrieving and creating new thought-form as it pours through the star gates of the Great Central Sun that allow for a return journey home.
		The workbook is a combination of written text and focused worksheets for the purposes of examination of one’s inner state of being and field, along with intentions that allow for a shift towards evolution into the language of light.
		The mineral kingdom perceived through this and in particular the Granite Kingdom that it is all about intention; that if one intends to reunite the river rocks, dirt and sand into a common movement and consciousness, so it will come to be.
	www.ascendpress.org /Community/Minerals/GraniteMountains.htm (8325 words)

	USGS Geology in the Parks
		Js- Sands Granite of Hewett (1956) (Jurassic)- Pale pink, coarse-grained, leucocratic alkali-feldspar granite characterized by perthitic potassium feldspar phenocrysts and granophyric texture (Dunne, 1972; Novitsky-Evans, 1978).
		Jig- Ivanpah Granite (Jurassic)- Dark pink to tan, coarse-grained, porphyritic biotite syenogranite to monzogranite in the Ivanpah Mountains and east of Cima.
		KJcm- Granitoid rocks of Cowhole Mountains (Cretaceous and/or Jurassic)--Hornblende-bearing monzogranite, quartz monzonite, and quartz monzodiorite that is pink to purplish pink, medium-grained, and equigranular to porphyritic with phenocrysts of potassium feldspar (Dunne, 1972).
	wrgis.wr.usgs.gov /docs/parks/mojave/EMNSA_OFR.html (3782 words)

	SummitPost - Granite Mountains -- Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering
		The Granite Mountains are located in the Mojave National Preserve.
		The rugged Granite Mountains are the lowest of the four major ranges.
		The Granite Mountains rise at the south end of the Kelso Valley, and tower over the 45-square mile Kelso Dunes eight miles to the north.
	www.summitpost.org /mountain/rock/153578/summitpost.html (460 words)

	Utah Wilderness Inventory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Granite Peak inventory unit is located in Beaver County about 15 air miles west of Beaver and is part of the Mineral Mountains.
		The west side of the unit is characterized by dramatic granite slabs and enormous standing rocks, while the east side is less dramatic and heavily vegetated by piñon and juniper forests.
		Piñon and juniper forests are dominant throughout the range, with oak and mountain mahogany abundant on the west side.
	www.ut.blm.gov /utahwilderness/wrpt/wrptwcgranite.html (535 words)

	City of Colorado Springs - Topic Pages
		Before the mountains were uplifted, oceans, shallow seas, and swamps had each left their rock impressions behind.
		Mountain building forces began pushing blocks of solid granite to high elevations 65 million years ago.
		The combined effect of uplifted mountains, torrential flooding from glaciers melting after the Ice Age, and the erosion of the plains have all influenced the creeks ability to carve rock out of the Cañon and deposit its load of silt, sand and gravel onto the foothills and plains below.
	www.springsgov.com /Page.asp?NavID=3101 (613 words)

	Peloncillo Mountains Complex — New Mexico Wilderness Alliance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Peloncillo Mountains encompass the northern extent of the Sierra Madre Occidental in a stunning ecotone straddling the Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts.
		It is especially haunting at night with beautiful visions of the mountains on the skyline and reflection of the moonlight on the white dunes.
		An interesting place to explore is the Granite Gap area on the northwest side of the highway 11 miles south of I-10.
	www.nmwild.org /places/sky/peloncillo (1600 words)

	GORP - Hiking Tiger and Granite Mountains - Alpine Hikers Get Ready - Seattle's Quick Cascade Getaways
		Though not for the week-kneed, this mountain rewards willing hikers with delightful gardens of granite splashed with wildflowers, sweeping views of Mount Rainier and teardrop alpine lakes, and a historic Cascade Mountain fire tower.
		And the best part: Granite Mountain is less than a one-hour drive from the bustle of downtown Seattle, easily accessible from Interstate 90.
		And although its south slopes largely melt free of snow by early summer when many of the region's other mountain trails are still buried, hikers should be wary of an avalanche gully at about the 4,000-foot elevation mark that may pose dangers through June.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/activity/hiking/granite3.htm (697 words)

	Mafic Dikes of the Beartooth Mountains, Montana and Wyoming
		The 1467 Ma mafic magmatic event, based on U-Pb dating of W- and NW-trending dikes in the Granite Mountains and Wind River Range, may be related to continental extension associated with development of the Mesoproterozoic Belt Basin along the northwestern margin of the Wyoming craton.
		Ar dating of northwest-trending dikes in the Beartooth Mountains and the southern Tobacco Root Ranges, appears to be related to a widespread and synchronous magmatic event (Gunbarrel mafic magmatic event) along the western margin of North America that extends from the Teton Range in Wyoming north to the Mackenzie Mountains of Canada.
		The concentration of the phenocrysts in the interiors of these dikes is thought to be due to flow differentiation in which the large plagioclase phenocrysts are entrained by faster moving magma in the center of the dike during emplacement.
	mason.gmu.edu /~sharlan/mafic_dikes_beartooth_mountains.htm (2533 words)

	anorthosites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		A complex Proterozoic terrain in the northern Burro Mountains consists of metamorphic rocks (Bullard Peak and Ash Creek Series, 1550-1570 Ma, U/Pb) that are intruded by granitic and mafic rocks.
		The granitic rocks include 1) Burro Mountain granite (oldest, ~1445 Ma, U/Pb), 2) gneissic granite/granodiorite (~1380 Ma, K/Ar), 3) Jack Creek rapakivi granite (1220.9±3.5, 1198±4.7 Ma, 40Ar/39Ar), 4) Redrock granite (1210±5, 1204.8±12 Ma, 40Ar/39Ar; 1328±58 Ma Sm/Nd isochron), 5) fine-grained alkali-feldspar and biotite granite dikes, 6) rhyodacite/dacite porphyry dikes, and 7) pegmatite dikes (youngest).
		The petrogenesis of rapakivi granites is controversial and questions remain as to the source of the rapakivi magma, the genetic relationships between the granite and penecontemporaneous mafic rocks, the origin of the rapakivi texture, and the tectonic setting of these rocks.
	geoinfo.nmt.edu /staff/mclemore/projects/anorthosites.html (1125 words)

	David Magney - Granite Mountains (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Granite Mountains are in the eastern Mojave Desert, within the East Mojave National Preserve, just north of I-40.
		The Van Winkle Mountains are to the right, and are small, with the Marble Mountains further to the south, south of I-40.
		The Providence Mountains are east and northest of the Granite Mountains, and higher too.
	www.magney.org /photofiles/GraniteMtnsPhotos1.htm (202 words)

	Wichita Mountains Climbers Coalition
		The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) is one of more than 500 National Wildlife Refuges managed by the U. Fish and Wildlife Service for the purposes of preserving native American wildlife.
		The remarkable landscape is dominated by rugged granite mountains, oak forests, and mixed grass prairies.
		The preservation of this valuable system of grasslands and prairie herds is the purpose of the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge.
	www.wichitamountains.org /wmwrhistory.html (279 words)

	Libya - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		These granite mountains are very ancient, having formed much before the sandstones surrounding them.
		Arkenu and Western Uweinat are ring complexes very similar to those in the Air Mountains.
		Eastern Uweinat (the highest point in the Libyan Desert) is a raised sandstone plateau adjacent to the granite part further west.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Libya (5828 words)

	The Landscape of America's Granite Dome Mountains \| New Hampshire Public Radio
		The Landscape of America's Granite Dome Mountains
		studies granite dome mountains in America from New England to Yosemite.
		He explains what granite domes are, and how they?re formed.
	www.nhpr.org /?q=node/906 (121 words)

	NRS :: Sweeney Desert Mountains Research Center
		The Sweeney Granite Mountains Desert Research Center is located in the rugged Granite Mountains of the East Mojave Desert.
		Massive pinnacles and broken, rocky terrain eventually give way to densely vegetated bajadas and washes, supporting creosote bush scrub, a unique community of enriched mixed woody and succulent scrub, and other habitat types.
		Operating as a satellite site is the Sacramento Mountains Reserve, which lies on the steep slopes and flat bajadas of the Sacramento Mountains in the East Mojave Desert.
	nrs.ucop.edu /Reserves/granites/granite.html (394 words)

	Sweeney Granite Mountains Desert Research Center
		Granite Mountains: 1,128 to 2,071 m (3,700 to 6,796 ft)
		Sacramento Mountains: 700 to 915 m (2,300 to 3,000 ft)
		High plateaus and ridges dominated by piñon-juniper woodland and sagebrush descend precipitously to the east in highly fractured granitic canyons.
	nrs.ucop.edu /Sweeney-Granite.htm (404 words)

	David Magney - Granite Mountains (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Granite Mountains are in the eastern Mojave Desert between Interstate 15 and Interstate 40, San Bernardino County, California.
		The Granties trend north-south and are bounded by the Kelso Dunes to the north, the Providence Mountains to the east, the Van Winkle and Clipper Mountains to the south, and the Bristol Mountains to the west.
		This granite range provides a classic example of a pediment geomorphic landscape, rising abruptly out of the desert lowlands, and dominated by Creosote Bush Scrub at its base and Pinyon-Juniper Woodland higher up.
	www.magney.org /photofiles/GraniteMtns.htm (181 words)

	GORP - Hiking Tiger and Granite Mountains - Seattle's Quick Cascade Getaways
		The Pacific Northwest is well known for its abundant hiking opportunities, and fortunately for outdoor enthusiasts visiting Seattle, there are some great hiking spots right on the city's doorstep.
		If you're short on time but want to sample the splendor of the Pacific Northwest's forests and mountains, consider a hike on either Tiger Mountain or Granite Mountain.
		Both are within an hour's drive of downtown Seattle, and both provide opportunities to immerse yourself in lush forests, stretch your legs powering up a steep trail, or amble through high alpine meadows.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/activity/hiking/granite.htm (190 words)

	Large Photo of the Granite Mountains, Mojave Desert, California (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Granite Mountains seen in this photo consist almost entirely of the rock granite, an igneous rock that cooled and solidified several kilometers beneath the surface from molten rock called magma.
		In the case of the silica liquid comprising granite, it does not flow easily, and therefore rarely manages to come to the surface as a lava.
		The pink color seen in the rock exposures (called outcrops) is due to the presence of a pink-colored mineral called orthoclase feldspar, a fairly common mineral in granites.
	seis.natsci.csulb.edu /deptweb/webcourses/102/102granite.html (231 words)

	STRUCTURE AND METAMORPHISM OF THE EOLUS GRANITE, NEEDLE MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: IMPLICATIONS FOR REGIONAL METAMORPHISM AND ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The 1.44 Ga Eolus Granite makes up the core of the Needle Mountains in southwestern Colorado and is composed of two separate batholithic plutons.
		The S3 foliation is an east-west striking subvertical foliation found only near the margins of the Eolus Granite.
		These relationships suggest much of the amphibolite facies metamorphism within the Needle Mountains may be Mesoproterozoic, not Paleoproterozoic as previously thought.
	gsa.confex.com /gsa/2002AM/finalprogram/abstract_44817.htm (475 words)

	Panama - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Panama
		From The Earth To The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
		Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
		It had welded into one compact political mass the whole of North America from the Panama Canal to the Arctic Ocean.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Panama (1013 words)

	Granite Mountains, Van Winkle, Mojave Boulders, Rock Climbing Desert Camping California BLM
		Granite Mountains, Van Winkle, Mojave Boulders, Rock Climbing Desert Camping California BLM
		Van Winkle and Granite Mountains - 20 million-year-old volcanic rocks cap the Van Winkles.
		N - Turn left at a number of dirt roads near Granite Pass, and explore the billion boulders.
	totalescape.com /active/campstuff/NP/interest/kelbaker.html (210 words)

	Ed Rogers Rare & Out of Print Books - Rare Paleontology Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		He was also an avid explorer of mountainous areas and his explorations in the Sierra Nevada resulted in one of the classics of American mountaineering literature.
		The descriptions of the ascent and descent of Mount Tyndall and the story of the vain efforts to reach the summit of Mount Whitney are classics of Mountaineering literature.
		The map is a geological map on which is delineated the canals, railroads with stations, navigable rivers, mountains with elevations, towns and cities.
	www.geology-books.com /newcatalog-2.html (17591 words)

	Amazon.fr : The Granite Landscape: A History of America's Mountain Domes, from Acadia to Yosemite: Livres en anglais: ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Amazon.fr : The Granite Landscape: A History of America's Mountain Domes, from Acadia to Yosemite: Livres en anglais: Tom Wessels,Brian D. Cohen
		The Granite Landscape: A History of America's Mountain Domes, from Acadia to Yosemite (Relié)
		Because he has an inordinate fondness for lichen: "I am particularly enamored of the moss and fuiticose lichen communities on granite outcrops," writes Wessels, a professor of ecology at Antioch New England Graduate School and chair of the Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation.
	amazon.fr /Granite-Landscape-Americas-Mountain-Yosemite/dp/0881504297 (395 words)

	Scottsdale Arizona Rock Climbing : McDowell, Granite, Camelback Mountains
		Particular favorites for enjoying scenery from an eagle's eye view include the McDowell and Granite mountains and Pinnacle Peak Park.
		Another signature climb is Camelback Mountain, with its famous Praying Monk formation a special challenge.
		Visitors enjoying the five-star environs of The Boulders Resort have the added benefit of classes and climbs (beginners a specialty) on the property's legendary namesake - majestic granite formations estimated to be two billion years old.
	www.scottsdalecvb.com /press-kit-05.htm (242 words)

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