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Sample SMBMA1

NavDat sample number 86798 · BASALT

Sample

Sample IDSMBMA1
Rock nameBASALT
Rock typePLUTONIC
CompositionMAFIC
MaterialIGNEOUS
CommentDark gray basalt with scarce to common light olive green olivine to 2 mm with orange brown iddingsite rims. Scarce round vesicles to 4 mm diameter, a few with a trace of white fine granular secondary mineral. Feldspar is common to abundant as microphenocrysts, but only rare as phenocrysts to 1 mm.

Location

Latitude37.2255
Longitude-116.718
State / provinceNEVADA

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
14.325 14.33 14.32

Analyses

Whole Rock

ItemValueStd. dev.UnitMethod
AL2O317.15WT%XRF
BAO1661.32PPMXRF
BA1488PPMXRF
CAO8.328WT%XRF
CR2O3210.887PPMXRF
CR144.3PPMXRF
FE2O39.315WT%XRF
K2O2.107WT%XRF
LOI0.21WT%XRF
MGO4.884WT%XRF
MNO0.1768WT%XRF
MN0.1369WT%XRF
NA2O3.346WT%XRF
NB2O526.5649PPMXRF
NIO97.9154PPMXRF
NI76.94PPMXRF
P2O50.7303WT%XRF
RB2O45.8324PPMXRF
SIO251.63WT%XRF
SRO1583.49PPMXRF
TIO21.517WT%XRF
TOTAL99.36WT%XRF
V2O3393.065PPMXRF
Y2O342.9611PPMXRF
ZNO146.753PPMXRF
ZN117.9PPMXRF
ZRO2508.441PPMXRF
ZR376.4PPMXRF

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