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Sample S92-H271

NavDat sample number 37044 · BASALT

Sample

Sample IDS92-H271
Rock nameBASALT
Rock typeVOLCANIC
CompositionMAFIC
MaterialIGNEOUS
CommentRoadcut in lava flow. Reversed-polarity. Lava is lowest exposed in a sequence of several lava flows along Bennett Pass Rd. Corresponds to Wise locality 104 Wise, 1969. Olivine 2-3% and plagioclase <1% phenocrysts in a subophitic-ophitic groundmass of plagioclase, augite, and opaque minerals with rare glass

Location

Latitude45.346
Longitude-121.535
State / provinceOregon

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
2.35 2.32 2.38

Analyses

No chemical analyses are stored for this sample.

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