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Sample USGSD-FG

NavDat sample number 10027 · GRANODIORITE

Sample

Sample IDUSGSD-FG
Rock nameGRANODIORITE
Rock typePLUTONIC
CompositionINTERMEDIATE
MaterialIGNEOUS
Commentmedium grained, uniformly textured; conspicuous hornblende and biotite, feldspar, and quartz, as well as euhedral sphene; weak primary foliation from alignment of mafic minerals

Location

Latitude45.4006
Longitude-112.832
Locationoutcrop at 6100 ft elevation on N side of Birch Creek Road, just W of Farlin Gulch; Beaverhead County
State / provinceMontana
Volcanic fieldPioneer Batholith

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
70.6 67.4 73.8

Analyses

No chemical analyses are stored for this sample.

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