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Sample JM-16

NavDat sample number 9436 · TRACHYTE

Sample

Sample IDJM-16
Rock nameTRACHYTE
Rock typeVOLCANIC
CompositionINTERMEDIATE
MaterialIGNEOUS
Commentoccurs as dikes, sills, and small intrusive masses; excellent trachytic texture defined by sanidine, the dominant mineral, in phenocrysts; also contains aegerine-augite, melanite, and analcite; groundmass comprises at least 70% of rock and consists mainly of sanidine and aegerine

Location

Latitude47.2189
Longitude-109.081
State / provinceMontana
Volcanic fieldLinster Peak Dome

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
67 64 69

Analyses

Whole rock

ItemValueStd. dev.UnitMethod
SIO258.48WT%XRF
AL2O319.28WT%XRF
TIO20.61WT%XRF
FEOT5.65WT%XRF
MNO0.15WT%XRF
CAO2.13WT%XRF
MGO0.75WT%XRF
K2O8.28WT%XRF
NA2O4.57WT%XRF
P2O50.11WT%XRF
TOTAL100.01WT%XRF
RB129PPMXRF
SR528PPMXRF

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