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No. Mount Rushmore is part of the Harney Peak granite batholith. Batholiths are formed from cooled magma deep in the Earth's crust. Over the years, batholiths become exposed through erosion and continental uplift. The Black Hills area was uplifted as an elongated geologic dome.

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