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Sample USGSM-C1
NavDat sample number 2988 · RHYOLITE
Sample
| Sample ID | USGSM-C1 |
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| Rock name | RHYOLITE |
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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 | M.L. Silberman, U.S. Geological Survey |
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| Comment | This age is the same within analytical uncertainty as that of no. 8 on the Truckee Formation and supports Thompson and White's 1964 conclusion of the essentially equivalent age of the Truckee and upper part of the Kate Peak. |
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Location
| Latitude | 39.3922 |
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| Longitude | -119.542 |
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| Location | Virginia Range |
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| State / province | Nevada |
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| Formation | Kate Peak 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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| 12.7 |
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12.5 |
12.9 |
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Analyses
No chemical analyses are stored for this sample.
