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Sample CBM-7

NavDat sample number 9443 · TRACHYTE

Sample

Sample IDCBM-7
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

Latitude47.2228
Longitude-109.071
State / provinceMontana
Volcanic fieldLinster Peak Dome

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
67 64 69

Analyses

Whole rock

ItemValueStd. dev.UnitMethod
RB300PPMXRF
SR519PPMXRF

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