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Sample Taf2-1

NavDat sample number 7142 · TUFF

Sample

Sample IDTaf2-1
Rock nameTUFF
Rock typeVOLCANIC
CompositionFELSIC
MaterialIGNEOUS
Collected byH.F. Bonham, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, R.P. Ashley and M.L. Silberman, U.S. Geological Survey.
CommentTuffs 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

Latitude37.8767
Longitude-117.176
LocationEsmeralda Co., NV
State / provinceNevada

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
26.5 25.7 27.3 E.H. McKee, U.S. Geological Survey.

Analyses

No chemical analyses are stored for this sample.

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