Sandia granite

Sandia granite
Stratigraphic range:
Outcrops of Sandia granite, Tijeras Canyon, New Mexico, USA
TypePluton
Lithology
PrimaryMonzogranite
OtherGranodiorite
Location
Coordinates35°07′01″N 106°26′20″W / 35.117°N 106.439°W / 35.117; -106.439
RegionNew Mexico
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forSandia Mountains
Named byKelley and Northrop
Year defined1975
Sandia granite (the United States)
Sandia granite (New Mexico)

The Sandia granite is a pluton in central New Mexico. It has a radiometric age of 1453±12 Ma, corresponding to the Calymmian period.

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