Geology of Lake Tahoe: Mesozoic metamorphic rocks from old continental margin, roof pendants, Cretaceous granitic intrusions, Basin and Range normal faulting and erosion, Cenozoic volcanism, ice age glaciers, moraines, U-shaped valleys, modern lake sediments

What are the most common rocks near South Tahoe? When and how did they form? How do they relate to the orogenic events that formed the western Cordillera?

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