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Sample Mafic-poor units of Tuffs and Lavas of Area 20

NavDat sample number 17030 · PYROCLASTIC FLOW

Sample

Sample IDMafic-poor units of Tuffs and Lavas of Area 20
Rock namePYROCLASTIC FLOW
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

Latitude37.2
Longitude-116.5
LocationN side of TM-OV
State / provinceNevada
Volcanic fieldTimber Mountain- Oasis Valley Caldera Complex

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
13.75 12.375 15.125

Analyses

Whole rock

ItemValueStd. dev.UnitMethod
SIO277.3WT%XRF
TIO20.08WT%XRF
AL2O312.5WT%XRF
FEOT0.79WT%XRF
MNO0.6WT%XRF
MGO0.1WT%XRF
CAO0.51WT%XRF
NA2O3.47WT%XRF
K2O5.14WT%XRF
P2O5-0.01WT%XRF
SC2.5PPMINAA
CO0.22PPMINAA
ARSENIC2.5PPMINAA
RB169PPMINAA
SB0.31PPMINAA
CS6.32PPMINAA
BA80PPMINAA
HF3.8PPMINAA
TA1.4PPMINAA
TH23.2PPMINAA
U4.4PPMINAA
LA28PPMINAA
CE64PPMINAA
ND24PPMINAA
SM5.5PPMINAA
EU0.28PPMINAA
TB0.68PPMINAA
DY4.8PPMINAA
YB2.7PPMINAA
LU0.37PPMINAA

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