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Sample TD-2

NavDat sample number 7164 · TUFF

Sample

Sample IDTD-2
Rock nameTUFF
Rock typeVOLCANIC
CompositionFELSIC
MaterialIGNEOUS
Collected byH.F. Bonham, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, and R.P. Ashley and M.L. Silberman, U.S. Geological Survey.
CommentAltered Fraction Tuff, Tonopah Summit Member; alteration is transitional between propylitic and sericitic, the original biotite now consists of mixed layer chlorite and sericite.

Location

Latitude37.9956
Longitude-117.236
LocationEsmeralda Co., NV
State / provinceNevada

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
16.1 15.9 16.3 M.L. Silberman, U.S. Geological Survey.

Analyses

No chemical analyses are stored for this sample.

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