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Sample D-1

NavDat sample number 7159 · DACITE

Sample

Sample IDD-1
Rock nameDACITE
Rock typeVOLCANIC
CompositionFELSIC
MaterialIGNEOUS
Collected byH.F. Bonham, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, and M.L. Silberman, U.S. Geological Survey.
CommentPorphyritic biotite-hornblende dacite or andesite, Divide Andesite. Plagioclase is vermicular; the biotite and hornblende ages are believed to be near to the age of emplacement.

Location

Latitude37.9872
Longitude-117.167
LocationEsmeralda Co., NV
State / provinceNevada

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
17 16.2 17.8 M.L. Silberman, U.S. Geological Survey.

Analyses

No chemical analyses are stored for this sample.

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