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Sample COAL CAN
NavDat sample number 5004 · BASALT
Sample
| Sample ID | COAL CAN |
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| Rock name | BASALT |
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| Rock type | VOLCANIC |
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| Composition | MAFIC |
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| Material | IGNEOUS |
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| Collected by | R.E. Wallace, U.S. Geological Survey |
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| Comment | plagioclase and olivine phenocrysts, fine-grained, holocrystalline groundmass |
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Location
| Latitude | 40.1917 |
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| Longitude | -118.237 |
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| Location | Pershing County |
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| State / province | Nevada |
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Age
| Age (Ma) | Error | Min | Max | Geologic age | Dated by |
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| 10.6 |
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10.2 |
11 |
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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.
