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Sample USGSD-UE6e-1344.5B

NavDat sample number 5553 · TUFF

Sample

Sample IDUSGSD-UE6e-1344.5B
Rock nameTUFF
Rock typeVOLCANIC
CompositionFELSIC
MaterialIGNEOUS
Collected byA.T. Fernald
Commentdate is too old, probably due to contamination; real age should be about 9.5 from stratigraphic control

Location

Latitude36.9833
Longitude-116.008
Locationdrill core 409.8 m beneath surface of Yucca Flat; Nye County
State / provinceNevada

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
9.5 11 13.8

Analyses

No chemical analyses are stored for this sample.

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