Characteristics of internal contacts in the Tuolumne Batholith, central Sierra Nevada, California (USA): implications for episodic emplacement and physical processes in a continental arc magma chamber

Abstract

The study focuses on characteristics of internal contacts in the Tuolumne Batholith, central Sierra Nevada, California (USA) and their implications for episodic emplacement and physical processes in a continental arc magma chamber

Keywords

• batholith
• pluton
• intrusive contacts
• emplacement
• Sierra Nevada
• Tuolumne Batholith