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	Encyclopedia: Yosemite National Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Granite is a common and widely-occurring group of intrusive felsic igneous rocks that form at great depths and pressures under continents.
		The geology of the Yosemite area is characterized by granitic rocks and remnants of older rock.
		El Capitan, a prominent granite cliff that looms over the valley, is one of the most popular world destinations for rock climbers because of its diverse range of difficulties and numerous established climbing routes in addition to its year-round accessibility.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Yosemite-National-Park (10283 words)

	Half Dome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Half Dome is a granite dome formation at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley, possibly the Valley's most familiar sight.
		Finally, about 20% of the dome fell and was carried away by the Tenaya glacier, leaving an almost-vertical cliff.
		An image of Half Dome, along with John Muir and the California Condor, appears on the California State quarter, released in January, 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Half_Dome (316 words)

	Enchanted Rock (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Granite and quartz outcroppings mark the rolling landscape between Austin, San Antonio, and Fredricksberg, and act as conduits for the leyline that surfaces in the hillcountry, from its source in the Yucatan.
		Granite is composed primarily of feldspars and quartz…and significantly traced with potent pegmatite.
		The dome is bordered on the south and west by a small clear stream that forks and cascades in shallow silver ribbons over the granite baserock.
	www.lightworker.com /HotSpots/enchantedrock/enchantedrockarticle.shtml (2348 words)

	How Half Dome Was Formed
		He saw her sitting on the southern granite Dome, among the highest mountains.
		Kneeling upon the gray granite Dome, she prayed to the Chief of the Sky spirits.
		She prayed that the flowers might be bright again; that the grasses and trees might be green again; that the corn might be ripe again.
	www.indians.org /welker/greencor.htm (669 words)

	Half Dome
		Half Dome is a rock formation at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley, and may be the Valley's most familiar sight.
		As late as 1870, Half Dome was considered completely unclimbable, but it may now be ascended in two different ways.
		An image of Half Dome, along with John Muir and the California Condor, will appear on the California State quarter, to be released in January, 2005.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/h/ha/half_dome.html (257 words)

	Stone Mountain Georgia: A Creation Geologist's Perspective
		The granite is composed of quartz, plagioclase feldspar, microcline and muscovite with a minor amount of brown biotite and small tourmaline clusters (Herrmann, 1954, p.
		Granitic rock is commonly characterized by grain size and composition and the Stone Mountain Granite is no exception.
		What is interesting is the fact that Stone Mountain Granite is the same, both in grain size and mineral composition, from the east end to the west end of the mountain (a distance of approximately 1.8 miles).
	www.creationresearch.org /crsq/articles/31/31_4b.html (6258 words)

	Gore Range
		The bold and widely-visible granite dome of Buffalo Mountain west of Silverthorne sits near its southern tip on the east side.
		Buffalo Mountain: Buffalo Mountain (12,777') is a handsome and striking granite dome (not a volcano) at the southeast corner of the Gore Range.
		Domes are common granitic landforms shaped by a sheet-like delamination spurred by the pressure release attending overburden removal.
	www.cliffshade.com /colorado/gore/index.htm (2885 words)

	Granite dome Cairngorm
		The size and shape of the dome is controlled in part by the orientation and spacing of the vertical joints at its base.
		The curved slopes of the dome reflect stress release from the massive granite at the core of the dome.
		The map of the plateau around Cairn Lochan shows an elongate dome or whaleback ridge leading to the summit of this hill and a small spherical dome to the south.
	www.fettes.com /Cairngorms/dome.htm (361 words)

	Sentinel Dome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sentinel Dome is a granite dome in Yosemite National Park, United States.
		The original Native American name of Sentinel Dome was Sak-ka-du-ch.
		Sentinel Dome is best known for a Jeffrey Pine that grew from its peak (see photograph, left).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sentinel_Dome (168 words)

	Granite City News
		Furniture must stay indoors Angela Daniels of Granite City never thought there was a problem with sitting in her blue recliner on her front porch.
		A Granite City man is accused of trying to hire someone to kill his ex-wife and her current husband.
		Granite City firefighters extricated a woman from her 2002 Honda Civic Tuesday morning after it was struck by another vehicle at the intersection of Lindell Boulevard and Nameoki Road.
	www.topix.net /city/granite-city-il (988 words)

	Granite Cairngorm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Cairngorm Granite is one of the largest plutons in the United Kingdom.
		The smaller Glen Avon granite is a porphyritic white biotite granite.
		The Beinn Bhreac granite is a medium pink biotite poor granite and the Carn Ban Mor granite is fine-grained and porphyritic (Harrison, 1986).
	www.fettes.com /Cairngorms/granite.htm (311 words)

	OneDayHikes.com - Hikes and Hiking Trails
		With its massive granite dome, Stone Mountain is an eye-catching feature in a region of thickly forested hills.
		The steep climb to the massive granite dome of Stone Mountain is short, and you reach it in around 20 minutes.
		A really excellent thing about Stone Mountain is that, although it is popular, particularly at weekends, such is the size of its massive granite dome that there are plenty of places to sit in solitude and have the panorama all to yourself.
	www.onedayhikes.com /Hikes.asp?HikesID=23 (1318 words)

	JS Online: Capitol gain
		Dome: The dome is made of White Bethel granite and was completed in 1915.
		Granite blocks are laid over terra cotta tile anchored to steel with bronze anchors put in hot to keep them snug.
		They discovered a painted stencil, in a garland and tassel pattern that once encircled the dome in what is called the "trumpeter's circle," about halfway up the dome.
	www.jsonline.com /news/state/sep01/cap11091001.asp (1594 words)

	Enchanted Rock's Granite Dome: - GreatOutdoors.com
		Over the years, rumors about the rock have been plentiful: It glows in the dark; human sacrifices were held on its smooth granite surface; it moans at night; it hides veins of gold and diamonds; it is haunted.
		Although at first look the granite appears to be barren of any plant life, scattered shallow pools of rainwater grow wild onion and lichen.
		What my inexperienced eye had not noticed were the different levels of "straight up." A rating system exists for rock climbing, and I merely had reached the top of Prok, one of the easiest climbs in the park (the first person to successfully negotiate the route comes up with the name for it).
	www.greatoutdoors.com /published/camp/southwest/enchantedrocksgranitedome/index.html (2006 words)

	Welcome (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Enchanted Rock is a granite dome occurring in the
		Located on the southeast margin of the large Enchanted Rock Batholith, the granite exposed in the dome is one of the Town Mountain Granite suite and is of Precambrian age.
		ER is probably the second largest exfoliation dome in the U.S., and the largest I have seen without dead Confederates carved into the side.
	uts.cc.utexas.edu /~rmr/E-rock/ERgeneral.html (240 words)

	Wisconsin.gov - Capitol Facts - Wisconsin State Capitol Virtual Tour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Capitol dome is the largest dome by volume in the United States and one of the largest in the world.
		The dome consists of inner and outer structures.
		The inner dome (coffer dome) is visible from the Capitol rotunda.
	www.wisconsin.gov /state/capfacts/cap_3d_s.html (462 words)

	Half Dome Hike
		Kat was definitely in no shape to go on another daylong hike due to the fact that she had severe blisters and fltoe on both big toes.
		Her toes were so swollen that she could barely walk, let alone hike to the top of a granite dome.
		The trail to the top of Half Dome is 16.4 miles roundtrip and has an elevation gain of 4800 feet, a long haul for muscles already sore and fatigued.
	www.naturalbornhikers.com /HalfDome/HalfDome.htm (2166 words)

	SummitPost.org - Granite Dome Climbing Information
		Granite Dome is a massive piece of granite in the heart of the Emigrant Wilderness.
		The northeastern third of the Wilderness is dominated by volcanic ridges and peaks; the remaining areas consist of many sparsely vegetated, granitic ridges interspersed with numerous lakes and meadows.
		Granite Dome is most easily accessible from the Huckleberry Trail.
	www.summitpost.org /show/mountain_link.pl/mountain_id/2189 (886 words)

	RCA Dome
		The Indiana Convention Center and RCA Dome is managed by the Capital Improvement Board of Managers (CIB) which was created in 1965 by the Indiana General Assembly and empowered to finance and manage capital improvements.
		Located in the heart of Indianapolis and within walking distance of numerous hotels and restaurants, the convention center complex, along with the stadium, houses more than 400,000 square feet of exhibit space and nearly 140,000 square feet of meeting space.
		It is a facility that exudes all of the charm, hospitality and versatility of the heartland city in which it is nestled.
	www.iccrd.com /dome (128 words)

	Lake Catherine, Granite Dome, and Boulder Field (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The granite dome on the other side of the lake, to the left in this photo, rises 75 feet or more above the lake surface.
		The cornice on the drifted snow has a very visible crack near the top where it will eventually fail, yet there were people walking along the snow at the bottom of the drift.
		We chose to go around and behind both this dome and the taller one to the south of it...an "interesting" choice...
	www.climber.org /Feature/Ritter1997/wcath.htm (122 words)

	Granite Quarry News
		Gary Johnson of Cape Cod Massachusetts, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Amy Lee Johnson of Brooklyn, to Patrick Joseph Murphy also of Brooklyn, son of Bridget Murphy and...
		GRANITE QUARRY, Aldermen here voted unanimously Thursday to adopt an ordinance annexing almost 34 acres on Byrd Road into the town limits, despite opposition from some of the residents.
		Investigators say the boy was with members of his family fishing in a creek near Granite Quarry in southern Rowan County.
	www.topix.net /city/granite-quarry-nc (827 words)

	Course Description : The Sierra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The elevation of the dome is 7500’ which makes for comfortable climbing weather even in the middle of summer.
		The dome affords excellent beginning slabs for new climbers who need to first learn the rope system and movement technique before further exploring its wealth of short top roped and long multi pitch climbing.
		The western Sierra is littered with fine granite domes.We think immediately of Tuolumne Meadows, where the eleven domes have grown their own guidebook and international attention.
	www.movingoverstone.com /courseinfo/thesierra.html (1909 words)

	Clarence King: Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada: Chapter VII
		This grandest of granite precipices is capped by a sort of forehead of stone sweeping down to level, severe brows, which jut out a few feet over the edge.
		The whole region is one solid granite mass, with here and there shallow soil layers, and a thin, variable forest which grows in picturesque mode, defining the leading lines of erosion as an artist deepens here and there a line to hint at some structural peculiarity.
		At intervals the course of the stream was carried over slopes of glacier-worn granite, ending almost uniformly in shallow rock basins, where were considerable ponds of water, in one or two instances expanding to the dignity of lakelets.
	www.abovecalifornia.com /lib/ClaranceKing/MOUNTAINEERING/07.shtml (5040 words)

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		Also included in the tour was a visit to a granite dome that affords a great view of the Kern River valley.
		At the top of the dome we were treated to a great view of the Kern River valley and the snowcapped peaks that surround it.
		After climbing the granite dome we reversed our course and proceeded to the picnic area at the Grove of 100 Giants where we enjoyed a picnic lunch amongst the giant sequoia trees.
	www.pca.org /cai/LastMonthsPhotos/2003/05-03/Photos.htm (729 words)

	Yosemite Association - Newsroom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Yosemite's famous Jeffrey pine on Sentinel Dome -- whose poetic beauty and unique, wind-swept formation made it one of the most photographed trees in the park, if not the world -- has crashed down.
		It grew atop a solid granite dome, seemingly without soil, on the second highest point (8,122 feet) on the rim of Yosemite Valley.
		The vista was a favorite spot as early as the turn of the century, and visitors clad in tuxedos and formal gowns often dined there at sunset, Santos said.
	www.yosemite.org /newsroom/clips2003/august/081903.htm (617 words)

	Half Dome (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The granite crest rises more than 1440 meters (4737 feet) above the Valleyfloor.
		As late as 1870, Half Dome was considered completely unclimbable, but it may now beascended in two different ways.
		Finally, about 20% of the dome fell and was carried away bythe Tenaya glacier, leaving an almost-vertical cliff.
	www.therfcc.org /half-dome-179643.html (214 words)

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		In the Texas Hill Country a massive granite dome rises 325 feet above the surrounding terrain.
		The pink granite that makes up Enchanted Rock has a measured age of one billion years and is among the oldest exposed rock in North America.
		Enchanted Rock proper is but one small exposed part of this ancient batholith and is called an exfoliation dome because of the way plates of rock break away (exfoliate) from the main dome along curved joints.
	www.angelfire.com /rant/Tryp/EnchantedRock.html (945 words)

	Lembert Dome (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Lembert Domes soars 800 feet above Tuolomne Meadows and the Tuolomne River and can be hiked starting at the Tioga Road in the heart of Tuolomne Meadows, 8 miles west of the Tioga Pass Entrance to Yosemite National Park.
		Rock climbers can scale the face from the parking lot just off the Tioga Road, but hikers can simply walk up the back side or take the challenging steeper trek up the face starting from just east of the parking lot.
		Triumphant climbers have sometimes been disappointed to see children and infants at the top, with their families on a hike.
	en.mcfly.org /Lembert_Dome (124 words)

	Enchanted Rock Batholith (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		A granite batholith, is a large granitic body made up of multiple intrusions of igneous rock.
		The white lines within the red granite body indicate the orientation of a flow foliation defined primarily by elongate potassium feldspar crystals.
		This granite is typical of what makes up the exposures in ERSNA, and occurs around the outside margins of the batholith.
	uts.cc.utexas.edu /~rmr/E-rock/ERB.html (146 words)

	Stone Mountain Granite (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		It has a large bas relief memorial to Confederate generals carved on one side, a tram to the top, a railroad around the base, and a large building and a bunch of antennas on the top.
		But after discussing boron saturation in granitic melts with David London, I decided that boron would have moved from the granitic melt into the xenoliths.
		I suspect a dike-based original for the planar swarm of pods as well, with the tourmaline pod zone representing a xenolith-bearing granite dike that cuts the main granite.
	uts.cc.utexas.edu /~rmr/StoneMtn.html (361 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: ENCHANTED ROCK
		Enchanted Rock is a spectacular granite pluton just west of State Highway 965 near the Gillespie-Llano county line in southern Llano County (at 30°30'N, 98°48' W).
		The granite dome rises some 385 feet above the streambed of nearby Sandy Creek to a maximum elevation of 1,825 feet above mean sea level.
		This great granite monadnock is the second largest such mountain in the United States (the largest is Stone Mountain, Georgia).
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/EE/rje13.html (401 words)

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