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Sample U3MH-1580HS

NavDat sample number 84982 · PYROCLASTIC-FALL

Sample

Sample IDU3MH-1580HS
Rock namePYROCLASTIC-FALL
Rock typeVOLCANIC
CompositionFELSIC
MaterialIGNEOUS
CommentNonwelded tuff: Very pale orange to very pale yellowish orange; quartzo-feldspathic with substantial zeolite; minor pumice; common felsic phenocrysts of partially altered feldspar and pseudomorphs after feldspar, and much less quartz; common mafic minerals of biotite, partially altered biotite, and pseudomorphs possibly after biotite; rare lithic fragments.

Location

Latitude37.0307
Longitude-115.987
State / provinceNEVADA

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
15.35 15.4 15.3

Analyses

No chemical analyses are stored for this sample.

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