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Sample G/UCD-GAX17
NavDat sample number 2987 · PYROCLASTIC FALL
Sample
| Sample ID | G/UCD-GAX17 |
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| Rock name | PYROCLASTIC FALL |
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| Rock type | VOLCANIC |
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| Composition | FELSIC |
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| Material | IGNEOUS |
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| Collected by | D. Axelrod, Univ. Calif. Davis, and H.F. Bonham, Nev. Bur. Mines |
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| Comment | Mineral separated from large pumice block. Date considered tentative-subject to additional work in progress. It supports the essentially equivalent age of upper part of Kate Peak Formation which is interbedded with the Truckee Formation in this area Thompson and White, 1964. See sample 9. |
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Location
| Latitude | 39.3928 |
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| Longitude | -119.553 |
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| Location | Virginia Range |
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| State / province | Nevada |
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| Formation | Coal Valley Formation; Truckee Formation |
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| Location comment | Storey County, NV |
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Age
| Age (Ma) | Error | Min | Max | Geologic age | Dated by |
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| 12.6 |
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12.1 |
13.1 |
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Analyses
No chemical analyses are stored for this sample.
