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Sample RH-15

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Sample

Sample IDRH-15
Rock nameTRACHYTE
Rock typeVOLCANIC
CompositionINTERMEDIATE
MaterialIGNEOUS
Commentnepheline normative; alkali feldspar and plagioclase phenocrysts along with clinopyroxene, hornblende, and rare phlogopite; no feldspathoid phenocrysts; groundmass ofsanidine laths, augite, magnetite, sphene, and apatite

Location

Latitude42.7389
Longitude-107.33
LocationRattlesnake Hills
State / provinceWyoming
Volcanic fieldRattlesnake Hills alkalic complex, central alkalic province

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
44 32 44

Analyses

Whole rock

ItemValueStd. dev.UnitMethod
SIO254.2WT%XRF
TIO20.85WT%XRF
AL2O316.3WT%XRF
FE2O3T6.4WT%XRF
MNO0.18WT%XRF
MGO2.63WT%XRF
CAO5.77WT%XRF
NA2O4.96WT%XRF
K2O4.82WT%XRF
P2O50.31WT%XRF
LOI2.39WT%XRF
TOTAL98.81WT%XRF
RB109PPMXRF
SR1740PPMXRF
Y48PPMXRF
ZR220PPMXRF
NB28PPMXRF
BA910PPMXRF
PB12PPMXRF
TH19PPMXRF
U-10PPMXRF
CR44PPMXRF
CO26PPMXRF
NI19PPMXRF
CU21PPMXRF
ZN82PPMXRF

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