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Sample BC144

NavDat sample number 6840 · PHONOLITE

Sample

Sample IDBC144
Rock namePHONOLITE
Rock typeVOLCANIC
CompositionINTERMEDIATE
MaterialIGNEOUS
Commentturbulent texture; groundmass of sanidine, chlorite, smectite, kaolinite; phenocrysts of sanidine, anorthoclase, aegirine-augite, feldspathoids?; xenoliths of shale and sandstone

Location

Latitude44.6573
Longitude-104.764
LocationBarlow Canyon
State / provinceWyoming
Volcanic fieldBarlow Canyon contact zone

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
50.9 49.2 52.6

Analyses

Whole rock

ItemValueStd. dev.UnitMethod
SIO262.88WT%XRF
AL2O322.7WT%XRF
FEO1.82WT%XRF
MGO1.2WT%XRF
CAO1.57WT%XRF
NA2O2.66WT%EPMA
K2O6.53WT%XRF
TIO20.42WT%XRF
MNO0.04WT%XRF

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