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Sample 87

NavDat sample number 11353 · TRACHYTE

Sample

Sample ID87
Rock nameTRACHYTE
Rock typeVOLCANIC
CompositionINTERMEDIATE
MaterialIGNEOUS
Commentporphyritic; phenocrysts form flow foliation; holocrystalline matrix of anorthoclase-Na sanidine, clinopyroxene, and magnetite; phenocrysts are feldspar, amphibole, pyroxene, magnetite-ulvospinel, and minor biotite

Location

Latitude42.7272
Longitude-107.328
LocationRattlesnake Hills
State / provinceWyoming
Volcanic fieldalkali trachyte

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
43.6 41.4 46.6

Analyses

Whole rock

ItemValueStd. dev.UnitMethod
SIO257.68WT%XRF
AL2O317.33WT%XRF
FE2O33.33WT%XRF
FEO2.07WT%TIT
CAO4.79WT%XRF
MGO1.59WT%XRF
NA2O5.39WT%XRF
K2O5.16WT%XRF
TIO20.79WT%XRF
MNO0.16WT%XRF
P2O50.4WT%XRF
H2O1.6WT%PENFIELD
TOTAL100.29WT%XRF
RB92PPMXRF
SR1183PPMXRF
Y28PPMXRF
ZR336PPMXRF
LA69PPMXRF

References