What did I forget... Oh, that pink plagioclase feldspars frequently get extruded into large veins in the Sierra, often in the vicinity of wide milk quartz veins. More
color film fodder, exp in the rain. And this pattern is the identifying feature of certain dramatic landmarks like Striped Peak. The more tangled things get, the more
miners were attracted to the locale, primarily for gold and tungsten; but platinum and palladium were also extracted by the biggest mines. If someone wants a
dramatic geological "mess" within dayhiking distance, with caves n' karst thrown in to boot, the Mineral King area offers it all.
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