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Sample Older Tuffs Unit C

NavDat sample number 17022 · TUFF

Sample

Sample IDOlder Tuffs Unit C
Rock nameTUFF
Rock typeVOLCANIC
CompositionFELSIC
MaterialIGNEOUS
CommentAverages determined by analysis of pumice, vitrophyres, and devitrified interiors of ash flow tuffs and lava flows; additional data from Quinlivan and Byers 1977, Lipman et al. 1966, Spengler et al. 1981, Zielinski 1983, Scott and Castellanos 1984, and Broxton et al. 1986

Location

Latitude36.9
Longitude-116.5
LocationS side of TM-OV
State / provinceNevada
Volcanic fieldTimber Mountain- Oasis Valley Caldera Complex

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
14.3 12.87 15.73

Analyses

Whole rock

ItemValueStd. dev.UnitMethod
SIO268.4WT%XRF
TIO20.46WT%XRF
AL2O316.1WT%XRF
FEOT2.8WT%XRF
MNO0.07WT%XRF
P2O50.14WT%XRF
SC3.9PPMINAA
V39PPMINAA
CO4.9PPMINAA
BA1728PPMINAA
HF7.8PPMINAA
TA1.5PPMINAA
TH16.1PPMINAA
LA73PPMINAA
CE121PPMINAA
SM5.1PPMINAA
EU1.41PPMINAA
DY3.4PPMINAA
YB2.6PPMINAA
LU0.34PPMINAA

References