Batholiths in the Cascade Arc

Media

Part of Surface Features of the Cascade Arc

Title

Batholiths in the Cascade Arc

Description

Batholiths and plutons in the Cascade Arc. These features are the "plumbing systems" of volcanoes. The magma inside a chamber cooled, leaving behind large deposits igneous rock.

Subject

Petrology 2015 Final Project: Convergent Margin

Creator

Devon Gorbey

Source

USGS

Mediator

Tamara Carley