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Sample USGSD-M744-2

NavDat sample number 10032 · GRANITE

Sample

Sample IDUSGSD-M744-2
Rock nameGRANITE
Rock typePLUTONIC
CompositionFELSIC
MaterialIGNEOUS
Commentuniform, coarse grained; large K-feldspar phenocrysts with few zonally grouped inclusions; plagioclase, quartz, biotite, hornblende, and tiny sphene

Location

Latitude45.5256
Longitude-112.836
Locationjust N of and 100 ft above road at 6800 ft elevation, block from cliff in Rock Creek Gorge; Beaverhead County
State / provinceMontana
Volcanic fieldPioneer Batholith

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
71.3 68.9 73.7

Analyses

No chemical analyses are stored for this sample.

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