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Sample USGSD-M1162-1

NavDat sample number 10034 · GRANITE

Sample

Sample IDUSGSD-M1162-1
Rock nameGRANITE
Rock typePLUTONIC
CompositionFELSIC
MaterialIGNEOUS
Commentmedium to fined grained, uniformly textured, two mica granite; biotite is conspicuous but muscovite is visible in thin section mainly as ragged plates; no primary foliation; near contact-metamorphic zone with Proterozoic sedimentary rocks

Location

Latitude45.7158
Longitude-113.025
Locationroadcut 300 m N of Bridge 6086 over Wise River; Beaverhead County
State / provinceMontana
Volcanic fieldPioneer Batholith

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
72.3 69.7 74.9

Analyses

No chemical analyses are stored for this sample.

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