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Sample Silicon Mine

NavDat sample number 16431 · RHYOLITE

Sample

Sample IDSilicon Mine
Rock nameRHYOLITE
Rock typeVOLCANIC
CompositionFELSIC
MaterialIGNEOUS

Location

Latitude36.9133
Longitude-116.808
LocationSilicon mine, Tram Ridge
State / provinceNEVADA
Formationalunitized Rainier Mesa Member of the Timber Mountain Tuff, southwestern Nevada volcanic field
Location commentDetermined from precise location on topographic map.

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
9.5 9.3 9.7

Analyses

No chemical analyses are stored for this sample.

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