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Sample MR-6A
NavDat sample number 92195 · BASALT
Sample
| Sample ID | MR-6A |
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| Rock name | BASALT |
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| Rock type | VOLCANIC |
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| Composition | MAFIC |
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| Material | IGNEOUS |
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Location
| Latitude | 34.1667 |
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| Longitude | -106.5 |
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| Location | Mesa Redonda |
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| State / province | New Mexico |
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Age
| Age (Ma) | Error | Min | Max | Geologic age | Dated by |
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| 4.45 |
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3.6 |
5.3 |
Pliocene |
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Analyses
Whole rock
| Item | Value | Std. dev. | Unit | Method |
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| SIO2 | 51.51 | | WT% | XRF |
| TIO2 | 1.42 | | WT% | XRF |
| AL2O3 | 17.93 | | WT% | XRF |
| FE2O3T | 8.35 | | WT% | XRF |
| MNO | 0.13 | | WT% | XRF |
| MGO | 5.63 | | WT% | XRF |
| CAO | 7.55 | | WT% | XRF |
| NA2O | 4.15 | | WT% | XRF |
| K2O | 2.2 | | WT% | XRF |
| P2O5 | 0.86 | | WT% | XRF |
| TOTAL | 99.73 | | WT% | XRF |
| RB | 12 | | PPM | INAA |
| SR | 1247 | | PPM | INAA |
References
- Baldridge, W Scott; Perry, F V; Vaniman, D T; Nealey, L D; Leavy, B D; Laughlin, A W; Kyle, P R; Bartov, Yosef; Steinitz, Gideon; Gladney, E S (1991) Middle to late Cenozoic magmatism of the southeastern Colorado Plateau and central Rio Grande Rift New Mexico and Arizona, U.S.A.; a model for continental rifting. Tectonophysics. 197; 2-4, Pages 327-354. 1991. . doi:10.1016/0040-1951(91)90049-X
