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Aplite Dike in Monzogranite

A large aplite dike cutting through the monzogranite rock in Joshua Tree National Park, California. The concave hollows are formed by "cavernous weathering", the chemical action of water.

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Title:

Aplite Dike in Monzogranite

Caption:

A large aplite dike cutting through the monzogranite rock in Joshua Tree National Park, California. The concave hollows are formed by "cavernous weathering", the chemical action of water.

Category:

Geology & Fossils

Credit:

Album / Science Source / Charlie Ott

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Image size:

4730 x 3694 px | 50.0 MB

Print size:

40.0 x 31.3 cm | 15.8 x 12.3 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

AMERICA NORTH • APLITE DIKE • APLITE VEIN • CALIFORNIA GEOLOGY • CALIFORNIAN ROCK • CAVERNOUS WEATHERING • CHEMICAL EROSION • CRACKING • EARTH SCIENCE • ERODING • EROSION • GEOGRAFIA • GEOGRAPHY • GEOLOGIA • GEOLOGY & FOSSILS • GEOLOGY • GRANITE ROCK • GRANITIC BOULDER • IGNEOUS ROCK • JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL MONUMENT • JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK • LANDFORM • LANDSCAPE • LANDSCAPES • MOJAVE DESERT • MONZOGRANITE • MONZOGRANITIC • NORTH AMERICA • NORTH AMERICAN • OUTCROP • PHYSICAL WEATHERING • PLUTONIC INTRUSION • ROCK FORMATION • ROUNDED • SCENIC • SPHEROIDAL WEATHERING • UNITED STATES • VERTICAL JOINTING • WATER EROSION • WEATHERED