Pegmatitic intrusion through slab of grey gneiss on the right. The cooling was slow enough to allow the formation of large crystals, closer to granite. Gneiss boulder displaying wide banding on the left.



Pegmatite Pegmatite Pegmatite Pegmatite Pegmatite


Gneiss Gallery - The Apex Trail (Idaho Springs Batholith)

The Sentinel The Wall The Serpent Wide Banding Swirls
Squiggles Streaks Pegmatite Gneiss-Granite Grey Weathering
Apex Trail Gold Strike



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