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Sample USGSM-BH9
NavDat sample number 2901 · BASALT
Sample
| Sample ID | USGSM-BH9 |
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| Rock name | BASALT |
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| Rock type | VOLCANIC |
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| Composition | MAFIC |
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| Material | IGNEOUS |
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| Comment | Dark gray to black porphyritic basalt with phenocrysts of plagioclase, pyroxene, olivine, and iron oxides in a fine- to medium-grained groundmass. |
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Location
| Latitude | 38.1517 |
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| Longitude | -119.118 |
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| Location | Mono County, CA |
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| State / province | California |
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| Volcanic field | Bodie Mining District and Bodie Hills Volcanic Field |
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| Location comment | 7 mi SW of Bodie townsite |
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Age
| Age (Ma) | Error | Min | Max | Geologic age | Dated by |
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| 9.5 |
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9.2 |
9.8 |
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Analyses
No chemical analyses are stored for this sample.
