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Sample UE20C-3600.5

NavDat sample number 86020 · PYROCLASTIC-FALL

Sample

Sample IDUE20C-3600.5
Rock namePYROCLASTIC-FALL
Rock typeVOLCANIC
CompositionFELSIC
MaterialIGNEOUS
CommentCore is very light gray zeolitic nonwelded tuff with common very pale orange pumice to 7 mm, occasionally to 14 mm, and scarce lithics to 3 mm. Scarce, generally small felsics to 1.3 mm include quartz; black, generally small biotite to 0.4 mm is scarce to rare.

Location

Latitude37.2294
Longitude-116.472
State / provinceNEVADA

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
12.85 12.9 12.8

Analyses

Whole Rock

ItemValueStd. dev.UnitMethod
HFO24.7273PPMNAA
MNO0.047WT%NAA
MN0.0364WT%NAA
UO24.3618PPMNAA

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