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Sample Taf2-1
NavDat sample number 7142 · TUFF
Sample
| Sample ID | Taf2-1 |
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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, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, R.P. Ashley and M.L. Silberman, U.S. Geological Survey. |
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| Comment | Tuffs of Antelope Springs ?. Minimum age; plagioclase in sample is altered to calcite and sericite and hornblende is altered to Fe-Ti oxides, sericite, quartz and chlorite. |
Location
| Latitude | 37.8767 |
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| Longitude | -117.176 |
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| Location | Esmeralda Co., NV |
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| State / province | Nevada |
Age
| Age (Ma) | Error | Min | Max | Geologic age | Dated by |
| 26.5 |
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25.7 |
27.3 |
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E.H. McKee, U.S. Geological Survey. |
Analyses
No chemical analyses are stored for this sample.