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Sample Mzwt-1
NavDat sample number 7138 · TUFF
Sample
| Sample ID | Mzwt-1 |
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| Rock name | TUFF |
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| Rock type | VOLCANIC |
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| Composition | FELSIC |
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| Material | IGNEOUS |
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| Collected by | H.F. Bonham and L.J. Garside, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology. |
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| Comment | Mesozoic ? welded tuff. Chlorite, actinolite, calcite and epidote are present in sample as alteration minerals. Thus, the age should only be considered a minumum. |
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Location
| Latitude | 38.2217 |
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| Longitude | -117.1 |
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| Location | Nye Co., NV |
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| State / province | Nevada |
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Age
| Age (Ma) | Error | Min | Max | Geologic age | Dated by |
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| 17.8 |
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17 |
18.6 |
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M.L. Silberman, U.S. Geological Survey. |
Analyses
No chemical analyses are stored for this sample.
