Research

Magma Interconnectivity - Tuolumne Intrusive Complex, Yosemite National Park

As the major goal of my master's thesis project, I sought to determine the size and extent of magma reservoirs during continental arc construction. This was accomplished by comparing the geochemistry of individual minerals from the different units of the Tuolumne Intrusive Complex within the Sierra Nevada Batholith.

Mapping and sample collection area

Alkali feldspar megacrysts from the Cathedral Peak Granodiorite in the Tuolumne Intrusive Complex

Euhedral hornblende in the Half Dome Granodiorite in the Tuolumne Intrusive Complex