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Sample BQL-2
NavDat sample number 7158 · RHYOLITE
Sample
| Sample ID | BQL-2 |
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| Rock name | RHYOLITE |
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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 |
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| Comment | Brougher Rhyolite. This age is younger than those from Brougher Rhyolite intrusions near Tonopah generally 16 m.y., but the ages are strongly discordant. The data suggest that there has been post-crystallization argon loss-perhaps due to a later thermal event in this immediate area. |
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Location
| Latitude | 38.17 |
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| Longitude | -117.249 |
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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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| 13.6 |
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13.2 |
14 |
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M.L. Silberman, U.S. Geological Survey. |
Analyses
No chemical analyses are stored for this sample.
