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Sample 9

NavDat sample number 4651 · DACITE

Sample

Sample ID9
Rock nameDACITE
Rock typeVOLCANIC
CompositionFELSIC
MaterialIGNEOUS
Commentphenocrysts of plagioclase, hornblende, and biotite in cryptofelsite groundmass traversed by abundant microliths of oligoclase

Location

Latitude39.1907
Longitude-121.821
Locationdacite fragments close to base of middle member of Rampart formation; valley due S of South Butte
State / provinceCalifornia
Volcanic fieldSutter Buttes

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
1.66 1.494 1.826

Analyses

No chemical analyses are stored for this sample.

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