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Sample USGSD-M984-2

NavDat sample number 10039 · TONALITE

Sample

Sample IDUSGSD-M984-2
Rock nameTONALITE
Rock typePLUTONIC
CompositionINTERMEDIATE
MaterialIGNEOUS
Commentvery dark, medium grained, uniform texture; hornblende is more abundant than biotite; sphene is sparse; igneous primary foliation weak to absent

Location

Latitude45.7428
Longitude-112.872
Locationconspicuous outcrop at 6700 ft elevation on W side of gully NW of Lime Kiln gulch; Beaverhead County
State / provinceMontana
Volcanic fieldPioneer Batholith

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
77.1 74.3 79.9

Analyses

No chemical analyses are stored for this sample.

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