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Sample E-2N
NavDat sample number 5518 · RHYODACITE
Sample
| Sample ID | E-2N |
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| Rock name | RHYODACITE |
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| Rock type | VOLCANIC |
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| Composition | FELSIC |
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| Material | IGNEOUS |
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| Comment | Dark-reddish-brown to gray, locally flow-banded porphyritic rock composed of 15-18 percent plagioclase An52-55 and 8-10 percent biotite phenocrysts in a pilotaxitic to hyalopilitic groundmass composed of about 10 percent plagioclase An45-50, 5 percent biotite, 50-55 percent glass, rare pyroxene, 1-2 percent hematite-magnetite. Accessory minerals are apatite and zircon. Vesicles comprise about 4 percent of the sample and are filled with unidentified isotropic and low-birefringent minerals. |
Location
| Latitude | 32.55 |
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| Longitude | -111.672 |
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| Location | Pinal County |
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| State / province | Arizona |
Age
| Age (Ma) | Error | Min | Max | Geologic age | Dated by |
| 25.9 |
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24.9 |
26.9 |
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