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Sample L-972

NavDat sample number 3900 · MONZONITE

Sample

Sample IDL-972
Rock nameMONZONITE
Rock typePLUTONIC
CompositionFELSIC
MaterialIGNEOUS
Collected byauthor
Commentphenocrysts of plagioclase local sericitization, hornblende completely altered to biotite, chlorite, quartz, etc. - occasionally a well preserved grain; groundmass of very fine chlorite, sericite, magnetite

Location

Latitude38.5219
Longitude-112.368
Locationalong US Route 89 about 4 miles N of Marysvale, Piute County; *WARNING: T and R coordinates given do not seem to match descriptive locality information*
State / provinceUtah
Volcanic fieldporphyritic monzonite dike

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
30.8 27.8 33.8

Analyses

No chemical analyses are stored for this sample.

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