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Sample U3MH-900HS

NavDat sample number 84983 · PYROCLASTIC-FALL

Sample

Sample IDU3MH-900HS
Rock namePYROCLASTIC-FALL
Rock typeVOLCANIC
CompositionFELSIC
MaterialIGNEOUS
CommentNonwelded tuff: Very pale orange; zeolitic and silicic; common yellowish gray and moderate yellow pumice; rare felsic phenocrysts of feldspar; common mafic minerals of biotite and lesser hornblende; minor lithic fragments. Split collected for possible thin section is derived from large silicic fragments.

Location

Latitude37.0307
Longitude-115.987
State / provinceNEVADA

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
13.265 13.45 13.08

Analyses

No chemical analyses are stored for this sample.

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