Sierra Nevada batholith

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The Sierra Nevada batholith is a massive granitic rock formation underlying much of California’s Sierra Nevada range, formed by ancient magma intrusions during Mesozoic subduction along the western edge of North America.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Sierra Nevada Batholith	1

Referenced by (2)

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North Palisade → geologicProvince → Sierra Nevada batholith ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada Batholith

Great Western Divide → partOf → Sierra Nevada batholith ⓘ