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Sample E-2N

NavDat sample number 5518 · RHYODACITE

Sample

Sample IDE-2N
Rock nameRHYODACITE
Rock typeVOLCANIC
CompositionFELSIC
MaterialIGNEOUS
CommentDark-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

Latitude32.55
Longitude-111.672
LocationPinal County
State / provinceArizona

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
25.9 24.9 26.9

Analyses

Whole rock

ItemValueStd. dev.UnitMethod
SIO266.6WT%RAPID_ROCK
AL2O316WT%RAPID_ROCK
FE2O33.7WT%RAPID_ROCK
FEO0.06WT%RAPID_ROCK
MGO1.2WT%RAPID_ROCK
CAO3.2WT%RAPID_ROCK
NA2O4.1WT%RAPID_ROCK
K2O4.1WT%RAPID_ROCK
H2O_PLUS0.59WT%RAPID_ROCK
H2O_MINUS0.46WT%RAPID_ROCK
TIO20.48WT%RAPID_ROCK
P2O50.32WT%RAPID_ROCK
MNO0.06WT%RAPID_ROCK
CO20.05WT%RAPID_ROCK
CL0.016WT%RAPID_ROCK
F0.036WT%RAPID_ROCK
S0.041WT%RAPID_ROCK
MN600PPMSPEC
BA1800PPMSPEC
CO12PPMSPEC
CR22PPMSPEC
CU49PPMSPEC
LA82PPMSPEC
NI18PPMSPEC
PB25PPMSPEC
SC7PPMSPEC
SR510PPMSPEC
V60PPMSPEC
Y18PPMSPEC
ZN140PPMSPEC
ZR230PPMSPEC
GA27PPMSPEC
YB3PPMSPEC

References