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Sample RH-34

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Sample

Sample IDRH-34
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
SIO254.5WT%XRF
TIO20.85WT%XRF
AL2O316WT%XRF
FE2O3T6.53WT%XRF
MNO0.17WT%XRF
MGO2.74WT%XRF
CAO6.03WT%XRF
NA2O4.07WT%XRF
K2O5.21WT%XRF
P2O50.32WT%XRF
LOI2.62WT%XRF
TOTAL99.04WT%XRF
RB109PPMXRF
SR1580PPMXRF
Y33PPMXRF
ZR200PPMXRF
NB26PPMXRF
BA1200PPMXRF
PB17PPMXRF
TH17PPMXRF
U-10PPMXRF
CR69PPMXRF
CO21PPMXRF
NI22PPMXRF
CU21PPMXRF
ZN93PPMXRF

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