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P ERAK
SITE 1 – ULU KINTA,

T he e a ste rn pa r tof K inta Va l l ey is borde re d by

t he G r a nit ic Ma in R a nge w hich a l so for ms t he

‘ba ckbone of Pe ninsul a r Ma l aysia w hich runs in

a nor th- sout h dire c t ion for more t ha n 400 km.

M e a nw h i l e , t h e w e s t e r n pa r ti s bo r de r e d by
R a nge .
K l e da ng

T h e s e m a s s i v e b o d i e s a r e c o m m o n l y h i g h l y

f r a c t u r e d . I n a d d i t i o n , t h e s e t w o b a t h o l i t h s

f o r m h i g h m o u n t a i n s i n p a r t b e c a u s e t h e

g r a n i t i c r o c k s a r e c o m p o s e d m a i n l y o f

w e a t h e r i n g - r e s i s t a n t m i n e r a l s n o t a b l y l i ke
201 4) .
qua :z ( Me ng e t a l .,

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