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Sample Mc-1

NavDat sample number 7141 · TUFF

Sample

Sample IDMc-1
Rock nameTUFF
Rock typeVOLCANIC
CompositionFELSIC
MaterialIGNEOUS
Collected byH.F. Bonham and L.J. Garside, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology.
CommentTuff of Murphy's Camp. Overlies the tuffs of Rye Patch in the Big Ten Peak caldera, and thus provides a minimum age limit for them.

Location

Latitude38.3083
Longitude-116.817
LocationNye Co., NV
State / provinceNevada

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
25.9 25.1 26.7 M.L. Silberman, U.S. Geological Survey.

Analyses

No chemical analyses are stored for this sample.

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