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Sample 673

NavDat sample number 5440 · TUFF

Sample

Sample ID673
Rock nameTUFF
Rock typeVOLCANIC
CompositionFELSIC
MaterialIGNEOUS
Collected byL.P. Giovacchini, P. Rippee, D.L. Gustafson and J. Proffett.
CommentBluestone Mine Tuff, map unite 10 A. Poorly welded,lithified vitric lapilli-tuff. A few hundred feet north of the Mason Valley Mine.

Location

Latitude38.9511
Longitude-119.217
State / provinceNevada

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
33.4 1.8 65 Tertiary

Analyses

Whole rock

ItemValueStd. dev.UnitMethod
SIO275.64WT%XRF
TIO20.24WT%XRF
AL2O312.61WT%XRF
FEO0WT%WET
FE2O3T1.26WT%XRF
MNO0.03WT%COL
MGO0.06WT%FPHOT
CAO1.24WT%XRF
NA2O2.42WT%FPHOT
K2O6.2WT%XRF
H2O_PLUS1WT%WET
CO21.08WT%WET
SR0.004PPMXRF
RB0.025PPMXRF
ZR0.04PPMXRF
S0.036PPMWET

References