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Sample JM-135

NavDat sample number 9438 · TRACHYTE

Sample

Sample IDJM-135
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

Latitude47.2289
Longitude-109.024
State / provinceMontana
Volcanic fieldLinster Peak Dome

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
67 64 69

Analyses

Whole rock

ItemValueStd. dev.UnitMethod
SIO257.54WT%XRF
AL2O319.3WT%XRF
TIO20.54WT%XRF
FEOT5.06WT%XRF
MNO0.14WT%XRF
CAO1.57WT%XRF
MGO0.79WT%XRF
K2O8.93WT%XRF
NA2O5.99WT%XRF
P2O50.12WT%XRF
TOTAL99.98WT%XRF
RB136PPMXRF
SR528PPMXRF

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