Yosemite Granite Formation

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Yosemite granite formation.

Over eons rivers and glaciers somehow carved 3 000 feet into solid granite to create yosemite valley. Best answer for yosemite granite formation crossword clue. Yosemite valley as seen from the trail between taft point and sentinel dome. The bedrock geology of yosemite national park consists almost entirely of granitic rocks.

The glaciers march through the valley was absolutely relentless with the power to shape even gigantic sheets of granite. Granite is an intrusive igneous rock which means it crystallized from molten rock called magma miles underground. The nuances of the valley form spectacular rock formations for which yosemite valley is famous.