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Sample USGSD-M1272-2

NavDat sample number 10030 · GRANODIORITE

Sample

Sample IDUSGSD-M1272-2
Rock nameGRANODIORITE
Rock typePLUTONIC
CompositionINTERMEDIATE
MaterialIGNEOUS
Commentmedium grained, uniform; conspicuous hornblende and biotite, abundant but small sphene, plagioclase and smoky quartz, K-feldspar megacrysts; faint magmatic foliation defined by mafic minerals

Location

Latitude45.545
Longitude-112.977
Locationlarge loose block at base of the W face of Tahepia Mountain at 8920 ft elevation; Beaverhead County
State / provinceMontana
Volcanic fieldPioneer Batholith

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
68.8 64.6 73

Analyses

No chemical analyses are stored for this sample.

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