slgwv

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Posted: 21 Aug 2013


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California
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Sierra Nevada
Granite Lake trail
Blue Lakes area
granitic magma
basaltic magma
mafic inclusions
measles rock
liquid immiscibility
geology
igneous
erratic


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Measles boulder?

Measles boulder?
Well, no. ;) It's not even a conglomerate, altho it looks like one! It's mostly granite, with the large round things weathering out being pods of more iron-rich rock. "Mafic inclusions", in the jargon. Their composition is basaltic, and it's now thought these could reflect "liquid immiscibility"--like oil and water, the granite magma and the basaltic magma didn't mix, with the basaltic liquid forming large "drops." The boulder itself is a glacial erratic. Sierra Nevada, California, USA, near the Blue Lakes.

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 William Sutherland
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Terrific capture!

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 Pam J
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I am drooling.... unseemly I know... but cant help it !!!!!!!!

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9 years ago.
 tiabunna
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Quite fascinating. Well found and taken.
9 years ago.
 slgwv
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Thanks, everyone!
9 years ago.
 slgwv
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Glad you found it of interest!
9 years ago.
 Gudrun
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That's a weird looking and very interesting rock!
9 years ago.
 slgwv
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Indeed--and I had the camera! ;)
9 years ago.
 slgwv
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Thanks, Les!
9 years ago.

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