Dike in Granite (Updated over a year ago)

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Photo of a natural dike running through granite. Dikes are formed when magma crystallizes underground as it is flowing up toward or out of the surface of preexisting rock. The dikes are revealed through erosion.

Tags: dikes , erosion , granite , rock formation

Added to Earth - A Work in Progress on April 1, 2014.

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  • Created by: Pestrong, Ray
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  • Type: Slide
  • Format: TIFF
  • Source: Ray Pestrong Geosciences Slide Collections, San Francisco State Unviersity
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Update by DIVA Digitization Team over a year ago