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“My Countertops are Black Granite”
MAGMA/LAVA
Weathering &
Erosion
SEDIMENTS
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
METAMORPHIC ROCKS
Melting
Burial
Lithification
HeatPressure
Cooling & Crystallization
IGNEOUSROCKS
Transportation &Deposition
ROCK CYCLE
Feldspar
Hornblende
Quartz
GRANITE(Igneous rock)
Granite from Yoesmite
Eastern side of the GRANITE BATHOLITH that makes up the Sierra Nevada
Formation of Granite Batholith(usually result from Plate Tectonic Activity,
associated with convergent boundariesand the process of subduction.
Occurrence of Granitic Batholithsin western North America.
Most of these have been age datedbetween 90-120 million years old.
Counter tops of granite
Igneous - Gabbro Igneous -Gabbro (“black granite”)
Metamorphic -Migmatite
Other Counter tops
Chase Bank – SedimentaryFossiliferous Limestone
Summit AC – Igneous Gabbro
Private Home – Sedimentary Breccia
Private Home – Metamorphic Gneiss
Private Home – Metamorphic Gneiss
Private Home - Metamorphic
“I am reallypissed off!”