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Sample YU-Aug1

NavDat sample number 2754 · ANDESITE

Sample

Sample IDYU-Aug1
Rock nameANDESITE
Rock typeVOLCANIC
CompositionINTERMEDIATE
MaterialIGNEOUS
Collected byR. Speed, Northwestern University
CommentFrom porphyritic lava consisting of 70% plagioclase, 10% clinopyroxene, 5% brown hornblende, and 15% glass, and lying unconformably on Triassic rocks and below siliceous tuffs.

Location

Latitude39.9464
Longitude-117.577
LocationAugusta Mts, Churchill County, NV
State / provinceNevada
Location commentSouthern Augusta Mts.

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
25 20 30

Analyses

No chemical analyses are stored for this sample.

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