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Sample MN-4
NavDat sample number 4984 · ANDESITE
Sample
| Sample ID | MN-4 |
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| Rock name | ANDESITE |
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| Rock type | VOLCANIC |
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| Composition | INTERMEDIATE |
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| Material | IGNEOUS |
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| Collected by | D.C. Noble, Michigan Tech University |
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| Comment | hornblende-pyroxene andesite |
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Location
| Latitude | 38.7153 |
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| Longitude | -119.789 |
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| Location | Alpine County |
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| State / province | California |
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| Location comment | E side of highway 89, 2.5 km N of Markleeville |
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Age
| Age (Ma) | Error | Min | Max | Geologic age | Dated by |
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| 10.5 |
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10.2 |
10.8 |
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M.L. Silberman, U.S. Geological Survey |
Analyses
No chemical analyses are stored for this sample.
References
- Morton, Janet L. and Silberman, Miles L. of the U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park; Bonham, H.F. and Garside, Larry J. of the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Reno; and Noble, Donald C. of the Michigan Technological University, Houghton (1977) K-AR AGES OF VOLCANIC ROCKS, PLUTONIC ROCKS, AND ORE DEPOSITS IN NEVADA AND EASTERN CALIFORNIA - DETERMINATIONS RUN UNDER THE USGS-NBMG COOPERATIVE PROGRAM.
