Intrusive Suite of Buena Vista Crest

Map of Yosemite National Park
The Intrusive Suite of Buena Vista Crest is mostly below the word "Park," in Yosemite National Park, parts elsewhere

The Intrusive Suite of Buena Vista Crest is an intrusive suite which extends 30 kilometres (19 mi) southward, from Yosemite Valley to Yosemite National Park's southeastern boundary,[1] into plutons of the Sierra Nevada Batholith, which are slightly older.[2] These intrusive suites also include

  1. Fine Gold Intrusive Suite
  2. Intrusive Suite of Jack Main Canyon
  3. Intrusive Suite of Merced Peak
  4. Intrusive Suite of Sonora Pass
  5. Intrusive Suite of Yosemite Valley
  6. Tuolumne Intrusive Suite

The age of the Intrusive Suite of Buena Vista Crest

The Intrusive Suite of Buena Vista Crest came to be roughly 100 to 90 Ma. It is roughly the same age as the Washburn Lake Intrusive Suite and the Merced Peak Intrusive Suite, both of which are to the east of the Intrusive Suite of Buena Vista Crest.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b McFarlan, Renee (2007). "Structure and emplacement of Buena Vista Crest Intrusive Suite, California". Master's Theses. San Jose State University. doi:10.31979/etd.3gbf-69mg. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  2. ^ MCFARLAN, Renee M. and MILLER, Robert B (May 1, 2005). "STRUCTURE AND EMPLACEMENT OF THE BUENA VISTA CREST INTRUSIVE SUITE, SIERRA NEVADA BATHOLITH, CALIFORNIA". Cordilleran. Retrieved 2 January 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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