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Sample USGSD-M1228-1

NavDat sample number 10033 · GRANITE

Sample

Sample IDUSGSD-M1228-1
Rock nameGRANITE
Rock typePLUTONIC
CompositionFELSIC
MaterialIGNEOUS
Commentmedium grained; equigranular plagioclase, K-feldspar, quartz, and biotite and hornblende, giving motley appearance; faint to absent igneous folation

Location

Latitude45.5506
Longitude-112.976
Locationoutcrop at 8980 ft elevation on lower slope of Mount Tahepia, SE of Tahepia Lake; Beaverhead County
State / provinceMontana
Volcanic fieldPioneer Batholith

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
71.7 69.1 74.3

Analyses

No chemical analyses are stored for this sample.

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