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Sample PR95/9

NavDat sample number 85947 · TUFF

Sample

Sample IDPR95/9
Rock nameTUFF
Rock typeVOLCANIC
CompositionFELSIC
MaterialIGNEOUS
CommentSamples PR95/1-16 were collected along a line across a basaltic dike to determine alteration assemblages of tuffs intruded by basaltic dikes and sills at Paiute Ridge. PR95/9 is hard, recrystallized, crystal-rich dark to pinkish brown massive ash flow tuff with welded matrix glass from the same unit as described for PR95/1, 2.4 m NW from a 9.4 m wide basaltic dike sampled as PR95/16. The unit is jointed here.

Location

Latitude37.0903
Longitude-115.954
State / provinceNEVADA

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
11.46 11.465 11.455

Analyses

Whole Rock

ItemValueStd. dev.UnitMethod
AL2O313.61WT%XRF
BAO657.16PPMXRF
BA588.6PPMXRF
CAO1.025WT%XRF
CR2O3PPMXRF
CRPPMXRF
FE2O31.422WT%XRF
K2O5.541WT%XRF
LOI2.57WT%XRF
MGO0.475WT%XRF
MNO0.1144WT%XRF
MN0.0886WT%XRF
NA2O3.625WT%XRF
NB2O555.0754PPMXRF
NIOPPMXRF
NIPPMXRF
P2O50.0429WT%XRF
RB2O186.457PPMXRF
SIO271.06WT%XRF
SRO166.39PPMXRF
TIO20.2684WT%XRF
TOTAL99.73WT%XRF
V2O322.5071PPMXRF
Y2O352.333PPMXRF
ZNO71.31PPMXRF
ZN57.29PPMXRF
ZRO2525.731PPMXRF
ZR389.2PPMXRF

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