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Sample GP-1

NavDat sample number 4790 · PHONOLITE

Sample

Sample IDGP-1
Rock namePHONOLITE
Rock typeVOLCANIC
CompositionINTERMEDIATE
MaterialIGNEOUS
Comment45% of rock is aphanitic groundmass of plagioclase and orthoclase along with magnetite and apatite; phenocrysts of pyroxene; also contains some nepheline

Location

Latitude44.3916
Longitude-103.687
State / provinceSouth Dakota
Volcanic fieldBlack Hills Tertiary igneous province

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
54 50 58

Analyses

Whole rock

ItemValueStd. dev.UnitMethod
SIO256.35WT%NAA
AL2O319.47WT%NAA
FE2O36.91WT%NAA
MGO3.01WT%NAA
CAO2.7WT%NAA
NA2O4.72WT%NAA
K2O5.68WT%NAA
TIO20.79WT%NAA
MNO0.01WT%NAA
BAO0.08WT%NAA
BA706.5PPMNAA
CE204.7PPMNAA
CO4.8PPMNAA
EU5.7PPMNAA
HF6.3PPMNAA
LA68PPMNAA
LU0.3PPMNAA
RB33.7PPMNAA
SC1.2PPMNAA
SM10.8PPMNAA
TH20.6PPMNAA
V65.7PPMNAA
YB2.8PPMNAA

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