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Sample USGSM-BH19A

NavDat sample number 2904 · DACITE

Sample

Sample IDUSGSM-BH19A
Rock nameDACITE
Rock typeVOLCANIC
CompositionFELSIC
MaterialIGNEOUS
CommentPorphyritic gray dacite with large phenocrysts of plagioclase up to 8 mm, hornblende, biotite, pyroxene, and quartz in a fine-grained to glassy groundmass.

Location

Latitude38.2202
Longitude-119.173
LocationMono County, CA
State / provinceCalifornia
Volcanic fieldBodie Mining District and Bodie Hills Volcanic Field
Location comment9 mi W of Bodie townsite

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
8.2 8 8.4

Analyses

No chemical analyses are stored for this sample.

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