Intrusive Suite of Merced Peak

The Intrusive Suite of Merced Peak is one of several intrusive suites in Yosemite National Park. These also include:


 * 1) Fine Gold Intrusive Suite
 * 2) Intrusive Suite of Buena Vista Crest
 * 3) Intrusive Suite of Jack Main Canyon
 * 4) Intrusive Suite of Sonora Pass
 * 5) Intrusive Suite of Yosemite Valley
 * 6) Johnson Granite Porphyry
 * 7) Tuolumne Intrusive Suite

Geology
The Intrusive Suite of Merced Peak dates to roughly 98 Ma. The formation dates to mid-Cretaceous. It lies within the volcanogenic Minarets sequence, and comprises the granodiorite of Jackass Lakes and the leucogranites of Timber Knob and Norris Creek. Most of the suite is the former.