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Courtright intrusive zone: Sierra National Forest, Fresno County, California.

January 1, 1984

This is a field guide to a well-exposed area of plutonic and metamorphic rocks in the Sierra National Forest, Fresno County, California. The plutonic rocks, of which three major bodies are recognized, besides aplite and pegmatite dykes, range 103 to approx 90 m.y. in age. Points emphasized include cataclastic features within the plutonic rocks, schlieren and mafic inclusions. (M.A. 83M/0035).-A.P.

Publication Year 1984
Title Courtright intrusive zone: Sierra National Forest, Fresno County, California.
Authors P. C. Bateman, R. W. Kistler, J.V. DeGraff
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title California Geology
Index ID 70013276
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse