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Sample USGSM-BH27

NavDat sample number 2903 · RHYOLITE

Sample

Sample IDUSGSM-BH27
Rock nameRHYOLITE
Rock typeVOLCANIC
CompositionFELSIC
MaterialIGNEOUS
CommentPorphyritic light-gray rhyolite with phenocrysts of biotite, quartz, plagioclase and sanidine in a glassy groundmass.

Location

Latitude38.137
Longitude-119.053
LocationMono County, CA
State / provinceCalifornia
Volcanic fieldBodie Mining District and Bodie Hills Volcanic Field
Location comment5 1/2 mi SSW of Bodie townsite

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
9.3 9.1 9.5

Analyses

No chemical analyses are stored for this sample.

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