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Sandia granite
Plutonic rock found in New Mexico, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Sandia granite is a pluton in central New Mexico. It has a radiometric age of 1453±12 Ma, corresponding to the Calymmian period.
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Sandia granite | |
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Stratigraphic range: Calymmian | |
![]() Outcrops of Sandia granite, Tijeras Canyon, New Mexico, USA | |
Type | Pluton |
Lithology | |
Primary | Monzogranite |
Other | Granodiorite |
Location | |
Coordinates | 35.117°N 106.439°W / 35.117; -106.439 |
Region | New Mexico |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Sandia Mountains |
Named by | Kelley and Northrop |
Year defined | 1975 |
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