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Sample 111

NavDat sample number 11383 · PHONOLITE

Sample

Sample ID111
Rock namePHONOLITE
Rock typeVOLCANIC
CompositionINTERMEDIATE
MaterialIGNEOUS
Commentporphyritic; trachytic holocrystalline matrix of sanidine needles, pyroxene, and feldspathoid; phenocrysts of feldspathoid, sanidine, which show strong flow foliation, and minor pyroxene; also microphenocrysts 1 mm length of sanidine

Location

Latitude42.7722
Longitude-107.341
LocationRattlesnake Hills
State / provinceWyoming
Volcanic fieldGroup B phonolite

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
43.6 41.4 46.6

Analyses

Whole rock

ItemValueStd. dev.UnitMethod
SIO256.28WT%XRF
AL2O321.4WT%XRF
FE2O32.09WT%XRF
FEO0.42WT%TIT
CAO1.89WT%XRF
MGO0.12WT%XRF
NA2O8.08WT%XRF
K2O5.33WT%XRF
TIO20.2WT%XRF
MNO0.12WT%XRF
P2O50WT%XRF
H2O5.44WT%PENFIELD
TOTAL101.37WT%XRF
RB172PPMXRF
SR1090PPMXRF
Y31PPMXRF
ZR798PPMXRF
LA92PPMXRF

References