Pikes Peak granite

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Pikes Peak granite is a distinctive, coarse-grained Precambrian igneous rock that forms much of Colorado’s Front Range, including the summit region of Pikes Peak and surrounding mountains.

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Pikes Peak granite canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Precambrian rock
felsic intrusive rock
granite
igneous rock
plutonic rock
approximateAgeInMillionsOfYears 1100
associatedRockType aplite dikes
pegmatite dikes
associatedWith Pikes Peak batholith
collectingInterest source of gem-quality amazonite
source of smoky quartz crystals
color pink
reddish
commonMineral biotite
hornblende
plagioclase feldspar
quartz
containsMineral amazonite
fluorite
smoky quartz
topaz
country United States
dominantMineral microcline feldspar
potassium feldspar
economicUse decorative stone
dimension stone
formedBy crystallization of magma at depth
forms core of Pikes Peak
large portions of Colorado’s Front Range
geochemicalType alkali-rich
silica-rich
geologicAge Mesoproterozoic
linked to: Mesoproterozoic Era

Precambrian
geologicProvince Southern Rocky Mountains
grainSize coarse-grained
intrusiveBodyType batholith
lithology coarse-grained granite
namedAfter Pikes Peak
notableLocality Cheyenne Mountain area
Pikes Peak summit region
linked to: Pikes Peak region

Rampart Range
outcropsIn Colorado
Front Range
Pikes Peak
tectonicSetting A-type granite
anorogenic
texture phaneritic
weatheringStyle forms rounded domes and tors

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Cheyenne Mountain geology Pikes Peak granite