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Sample SBC-9

NavDat sample number 15259 · SHONKINITE

Sample

Sample IDSBC-9
Rock nameSHONKINITE
Rock typeVOLCANIC
CompositionMAFIC
MaterialIGNEOUS
Commentchilled zone of shonkinite; medium grained, massive, broadly homogeneous; subequal proportions of augite and K-feldspar sanidine; minor amounts of biotite, olivine, magnetite, and apatite

Location

Latitude47.47
Longitude-110.24
LocationSquare Butte
State / provinceMontana
Volcanic fieldSquare Butte laccolith of Central Montana Alkalic Province

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
44.5 34 55

Analyses

Whole rock

ItemValueStd. dev.UnitMethod
SIO248.4WT%UNKNOWN
AL2O312.8WT%UNKNOWN
FE2O39.02WT%UNKNOWN
MGO6.17WT%UNKNOWN
CAO9.01WT%UNKNOWN
NA2O2.14WT%UNKNOWN
K2O5.62WT%UNKNOWN
TIO20.83WT%UNKNOWN
P2O50.94WT%UNKNOWN

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