batholith
noun
bath·o·lith
ˈba-thə-ˌlith 
: a great mass of intruded igneous rock that for the most part stopped in its rise a considerable distance below the surface
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At Half Dome specifically, at least 10 people have fallen to their deaths while climbing the massive batholith since 2004 and hundreds more have been injured, according to news reports.
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
This granite discovery, known as a batholith, seems to be further proof that researchers are on the right track there.
—Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 14 July 2023
Alicia writes: Bald Rock Dome is a massive granite batholith in the northern Sierra, sculpted by wind and water into striking formations and curves and planes.
—Ryan Fonsecastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2023
This means that the volcanic rocks that make up Mineral King had to be sucked down between the invading Sierra Nevada batholith granite at a rate of ~1-2 km/Ma between ~108-98 Ma.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2013
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
This granite discovery, known as a batholith, seems to be further proof that researchers are on the right track there.
—Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 14 July 2023
Alicia writes: Bald Rock Dome is a massive granite batholith in the northern Sierra, sculpted by wind and water into striking formations and curves and planes.
—Ryan Fonsecastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2023
This means that the volcanic rocks that make up Mineral King had to be sucked down between the invading Sierra Nevada batholith granite at a rate of ~1-2 km/Ma between ~108-98 Ma.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2013
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“Batholith.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/batholith. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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