| Kuna Crest Granodiorite | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: 91 Ma | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Granodiorite |
| Location | |
| Region | Yosemite National Park |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Kuna Crest |
 A geologic map of Yosemite National Park | |
Kuna Crest Granodiorite (also called Granodiorite of Glen Aulin),[1] is found, in Yosemite National Park, United States. The granodiorite forms part of the Tuolumne Intrusive Suite (aka Tuolumne Batholith), one of the four major intrusive suites within the Sierra Nevada. Of the Tuolumne Intrusive Suite, it is the oldest and darkest rock.[2]
Kuna Crest granodiorite forms most of the outer part of the Tuolumne Intrusive Suite, on the edges.[3]
- ^ Petsche, Joseph M. (2008). Structure of the Sentinel Granodiorite, Yosemite National Park, California (MS). San Jose State University. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ The Geologic Story of Yosemite National Park (1987), "Rocks, the building materials," by N. King Huber: the oldest and darkest rock in the Tuolumne Intrusive Suite, accessdate: 7 March 2017
- ^ Solgadi, F.; Sawyer, E. W. (2008). "Formation of Igneous Layering in Granodiorite by Gravity Flow: a Field, Microstructure and Geochemical Study of the Tuolumne Intrusive Suite at Sawmill Canyon, California". Journal of Petrology. 49 (11): 2009–2042. Bibcode:2008JPet...49.2009S. doi:10.1093/petrology/egn056.