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Sample R89
NavDat sample number 16605 · PYROCLASTIC FLOW
Sample
| Sample ID | R89 |
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| Rock name | PYROCLASTIC FLOW |
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| Rock type | VOLCANIC |
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| Composition | FELSIC |
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| Material | IGNEOUS |
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| Comment | Middle Member |
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Location
| Latitude | 35 |
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| Longitude | -115.25 |
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| Location | Wild Horse Mesa Tuff |
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| State / province | California |
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| Volcanic field | Woods Mountains Volcanic Center |
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Age
| Age (Ma) | Error | Min | Max | Geologic age | Dated by |
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| 15.8 |
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14.22 |
17.38 |
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Analyses
Whole rock
| Item | Value | Std. dev. | Unit | Method |
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| SIO2 | 74.8 | | WT% | XRF |
| TIO2 | 0.12 | | WT% | XRF |
| AL2O3 | 14.4 | | WT% | XRF |
| FEO | 1.47 | | WT% | XRF |
| MNO | 0.11 | | WT% | XRF |
| MGO | 0.09 | | WT% | XRF |
| CAO | 0.04 | | WT% | XRF |
| NA2O | 4.3 | | WT% | XRF |
| K2O | 4.8 | | WT% | XRF |
References
- McCurry, Michael (1988) Geology and petrology of the Woods Mountains volcanic center, southeastern California; implications for the genesis of peralkaline rhyolite ash flow tuffs. Journal of Geophysical Research, B, Solid Earth and Planets, vol.93, no.12, pp.14,835-14,855, Dec 1988 doi:10.1029/JB093iB12p14835
