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Sample 150

NavDat sample number 11407 · PHONOLITE

Sample

Sample ID150
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

Latitude42.7042
Longitude-107.354
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
SIO258.19WT%XRF
AL2O320.42WT%XRF
FE2O32.23WT%XRF
FEO0.65WT%TIT
CAO1WT%XRF
MGO0WT%XRF
NA2O8.36WT%XRF
K2O7.42WT%XRF
TIO20.21WT%XRF
MNO0.1WT%XRF
P2O50WT%XRF
H2O2.22WT%PENFIELD
TOTAL100.8WT%XRF
RB148PPMXRF
SR1992PPMXRF
Y22PPMXRF
ZR593PPMXRF
LA55PPMXRF

References