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Description: Granite in the Precambrian of Colorado, USA Pikes Peak is a famous mountain in the American Cordillera. The correct spelling "Pike's Peak" has been suppressed. The reddish-pinkish rocks of the mountain and surrounding areas are part of the Pikes Peak Batholith, a fairly large, Precambrian igneous intrusion that was emplaced 1.08 billion years ago. Several igneous facies are present. Geologic unit: Pikes Peak Batholith, late Mesoproterozoic, 1.08 Ga Locality: Pikes Peak (looking northeast from the Ironclad area of the Cripple Creek Mining District), west of the town of Colorado Springs, western El Paso County, central Colorado, USA
Title: Pikes Peak (Pikes Peak Granite, Mesoproterozoic, 1.08 Ga; central Colorado, USA) 4
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