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Sample 145

NavDat sample number 11402 · PHONOLITE

Sample

Sample ID145
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

Latitude42.7108
Longitude-107.288
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
SIO257.73WT%XRF
AL2O321.05WT%XRF
FE2O32.04WT%XRF
FEO0.74WT%TIT
CAO2.01WT%XRF
MGO0WT%XRF
NA2O7.18WT%XRF
K2O7.28WT%XRF
TIO20.2WT%XRF
MNO0.11WT%XRF
P2O50WT%XRF
H2O2.99WT%PENFIELD
TOTAL101.63WT%XRF
RB143PPMXRF
SR2374PPMXRF
Y20PPMXRF
ZR629PPMXRF
LA56PPMXRF

References