Alpine Quartz Diorite (CA)
Late Jurassic or Early Cretaceous
Typical occurrence in general vicinity of Alpine, southern Peninsular Range, southern CA. Present in San Diego and Imperial Cos., southern CA (Miller, 1935).
Capistrano basin
Salton basin
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