“My Countertops are Black Granite”

MAGMA/LAVA

Weathering &

Erosion

SEDIMENTS

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

METAMORPHIC ROCKS

Melting

Burial

Lithification

HeatPressure

Cooling & Crystallization

IGNEOUSROCKS

Transportation &Deposition

ROCK CYCLE

Feldspar

Hornblende

Quartz

GRANITE(Igneous rock)

Granite from Yoesmite

Eastern side of the GRANITE BATHOLITH that makes up the Sierra Nevada

Formation of Granite Batholith(usually result from Plate Tectonic Activity,

associated with convergent boundariesand the process of subduction.

Occurrence of Granitic Batholithsin western North America.

Most of these have been age datedbetween 90-120 million years old.

Counter tops of granite

Igneous - Gabbro Igneous -Gabbro (“black granite”)

Metamorphic -Migmatite

Other Counter tops

Chase Bank – SedimentaryFossiliferous Limestone

Summit AC – Igneous Gabbro

Private Home – Sedimentary Breccia

Private Home – Metamorphic Gneiss

Private Home – Metamorphic Gneiss

Private Home - Metamorphic

“I am reallypissed off!”