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Sample RH-16

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Sample

Sample IDRH-16
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
SIO256.1WT%XRF
TIO20.81WT%XRF
AL2O316.9WT%XRF
FE2O3T5.61WT%XRF
MNO0.17WT%XRF
MGO1.85WT%XRF
CAO4.7WT%XRF
NA2O5.64WT%XRF
K2O5.03WT%XRF
P2O50.27WT%XRF
LOI2.62WT%XRF
TOTAL99.7WT%XRF
RB98PPMXRF
SR1370PPMXRF
Y32PPMXRF
ZR280PPMXRF
NB53PPMXRF
BA1000PPMXRF
PB20PPMXRF
TH16PPMXRF
U-10PPMXRF
CR26PPMXRF
CO25PPMXRF
NI-10PPMXRF
CU-10PPMXRF
ZN97PPMXRF

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