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Sample TFR-1
NavDat sample number 7149 · TUFF
Sample
| Sample ID | TFR-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, and R.P. Ashley and M.L. Silberman, U.S. Geological Survey. |
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| Comment | Lower unit, King Tonopah Member of Fraction Tuff. The biotite age from this sample is slightly older than the other mineral ages from this and other samples of the King Tonopah Member of the Fraction Tuff; this older age may be due to crystal contamination during the eruption process. |
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Location
| Latitude | 38.0972 |
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| Longitude | -117.218 |
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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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| 22.1 |
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21.5 |
22.7 |
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M.L. Silberman and E.H. McKee, U.S. Geological Survey. |
Analyses
No chemical analyses are stored for this sample.
