Gazetteer
Query:
G.N.I.S.
See also:
Radar Ridge.
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Deeply weathered granitic batholith, major and often-discussed physiographic feature in the eastern Mojave Desert. Northwest of Cima, and south of Interstate 15.
Elevation: 5745ft, 1751m.
Articles that refer to this location:
- Eastern Mojave Geology -- A Botanist's View:
about pediments;
- Summaries of Literature About the Mid Hills.:
50100;
Literature Referring To This Location:
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Davis, William Morris. 1933. Granitic domes of the Mohave Desert, California. Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History. VII(20):211-258. San Diego, CA: San Diego Society of Natural History, 1933. {TAS}
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Sharp, R. P. 1954. The nature of Cima Dome [Part 8]. pp. 49-52 in Jahns, R. H. (ed.). Geology of southern California. 68(3):49-52.
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Sharp, Robert P. 1957. Geomorphology of Cima Dome, Mojave Desert, California. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America. 68(3):273-290. {TAS}
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Strudley, Mark W., A. Brad Murray, and P. K. Haff. 2006. Emergence of pediments, tors, and piedmont junctions from a bedrock weathering-regolith thickness feedback. Geology. 34(10):805-808. {TAS-pdf}
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Vasek, F. C., and M. G. Barbour. 1988. Mojave Desert scrub vegetation. pp. pp. 835-868 in Barbour, Michael G., and Jack Major. 1988. Terrestrial Vegetation of California, New Expanded Edition. Special Publication Number 9.. 1988. {TAS}
Species collected at or near this location:
Agavaceae
Yucca brevifolia Engelm. Joshua Tree
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| Total number of taxa: | 1
| Native Taxa:
(serif, italic, bold) | 1 |
Exotic Taxa:
(sans-serif, italic) | 0 |
Nativity Undetermined:
(default font, italic) | 0
| Listed Weeds:
Indentified as Weed | 0
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Date and time this article was prepared:5:23:34 PM, 6/19/2020.
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Eastern Mojave Vegetation