Check and double-click the placemark for Problem 1a in the D. Igneous Rocks worksheet folder to fly to the spectacular Half Dome in Yosemite National Park. Given that it is part of an intrusive batholith, what type of rock texture would you expect to see at Half Dome? Select one:

a. fine-grained

b. coarse-grained

c. glassy

d. fragmental

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Bradley Daugherty

7 May, 03:35

Check and double-click the placemark for Problem 1a in the D. Igneous Rocks worksheet folder to fly to the spectacular Half Dome in Yosemite National Park. Given that it is part of an intrusive batholith, what type of rock texture would you expect to see at Half Dome? Select one:

a. fine-grained

b. coarse-grained

c. glassy

d. fragmental

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Lizeth Knight · Answer 1

Answer:B. coarse-grained

Explanation: Batholith is a part of igneous rock that is about 100 square kilometers in Length, they are often made by of felsic or intermediate rock types, such as granite, quartz monzonite, or diorite.

At the Half Dome of intrusive Batholiths one is expected to see coarse-grained Rock materials (rock or sand particles or grains with different sizes). Igneous rocks are very hard rocks such as the Batholiths are formed as a result of cooled magma.