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Orthoclase Megacryst in the Cathedral Lake Granodiorite   

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Orthoclase Megacryst in the Cathedral Lake Granodiorite
Photographer: Ron Wolf

ID: 0000 0000 0812 0632 (2012-08-12)

Copyright © 2012 Ron Wolf

 
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  • date of photo  Jul 12, 2012
  • location   Shamrock Lake. Hoover Wilderness Area. Inyo National Forest (Mono County, California, US)
  • notes   Orthoclase crystal weathering out of and outcrop of Cathedral Lake Granodiorite, intruded during Cretaceous time, about 88 million years ago.
  • camera   Canon EOS Rebel T3i, 106mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 sec.
  • photo category: Misc. - geology
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