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Sample R49
NavDat sample number 16604 · PYROCLASTIC FLOW
Sample
| Sample ID | R49 |
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| Rock name | PYROCLASTIC FLOW |
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| Rock type | VOLCANIC |
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| Composition | FELSIC |
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| Material | IGNEOUS |
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| Comment | Lower Member |
Location
| Latitude | 35 |
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| Longitude | -115.25 |
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| Location | Wild Horse Mesa Tuff |
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| State / province | California |
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| Volcanic field | Woods Mountains Volcanic Center |
Age
| Age (Ma) | Error | Min | Max | Geologic age | Dated by |
| 15.8 |
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14.22 |
17.38 |
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Analyses
Whole rock
| Item | Value | Std. dev. | Unit | Method |
| SIO2 | 74.1 | | WT% | XRF |
| TIO2 | 0.14 | | WT% | XRF |
| AL2O3 | 13.6 | | WT% | XRF |
| FEO | 1.62 | | WT% | XRF |
| MNO | 0.09 | | WT% | XRF |
| MGO | 0.17 | | WT% | XRF |
| CAO | 0.25 | | WT% | XRF |
| NA2O | 4 | | WT% | XRF |
| K2O | 5.2 | | WT% | XRF |
| RB | 190 | | PPM | XRF |
| SR | 46 | | PPM | XRF |
| ZR | 450 | | PPM | XRF |
References
- McCurry, Michael (1988) Geology and petrology of the Woods Mountains volcanic center, southeastern California; implications for the genesis of peralkaline rhyolite ash flow tuffs. Journal of Geophysical Research, B, Solid Earth and Planets, vol.93, no.12, pp.14,835-14,855, Dec 1988 doi:10.1029/JB093iB12p14835