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Sample 114

NavDat sample number 11385 · PHONOLITE

Sample

Sample ID114
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

Latitude42.7692
Longitude-107.337
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
SIO255.9WT%XRF
AL2O321.39WT%XRF
FE2O32.17WT%XRF
FEO0.4WT%TIT
CAO1.67WT%XRF
MGO0.1WT%XRF
NA2O9.46WT%XRF
K2O4.9WT%XRF
TIO20.2WT%XRF
MNO0.09WT%XRF
P2O50WT%XRF
H2O4.5WT%PENFIELD
TOTAL100.78WT%XRF
RB157PPMXRF
SR838PPMXRF
Y32PPMXRF
ZR795PPMXRF
LA87PPMXRF

References