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Sample USGSD-TSV-58-77

NavDat sample number 6192 · PYROCLASTIC-FALL

Sample

Sample IDUSGSD-TSV-58-77
Rock namePYROCLASTIC-FALL
Rock typeVOLCANIC
CompositionFELSIC
MaterialIGNEOUS
Commentwell-sorted, bedded ASH-FALL containing K-feldspar, plagioclase, biotite, cpx, opaques, allanite, apatite, and zircon; occurs in fanglomerate

Location

Latitude36.5667
Longitude-116.1
Location1 km S of US Highway 95, 2 km w of Point-of-Rocks; Nye County
State / provinceNevada

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
11.5 10.2 12.8

Analyses

No chemical analyses are stored for this sample.

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