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Sample SSP-34

NavDat sample number 29288 · BASALT

Sample

Sample IDSSP-34
Rock nameBASALT
Rock typeVOLCANIC
CompositionMAFIC
MaterialIGNEOUS
Commentalkali olivine basalt; aa flow erupted from cinder cone; nearly aphyritic; rare phenos of olivine and plag; intersertal groundmass of plag, olivine, glass, rare pyroxene, and stable K-feldspar; contains numerous granitic xenoliths in various stages of dissaggregation near its vent; location given is for the vent

Location

Latitude43.525
Longitude-115.566
LocationWestern Snake River Plain
State / provinceIdaho
Volcanic fieldBoise River Group 2, Smith Creek basalt

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
0.35 0.2 0.5

Analyses

Whole rock

ItemValueStd. dev.UnitMethod
SIO248.9WT%EPMA
TIO22.07WT%EPMA
AL2O316.2WT%EPMA
FEOT11.49WT%EPMA
MNO0.16WT%EPMA
MGO7.64WT%EPMA
CAO8.79WT%EPMA
NA2O2.31WT%EPMA
K2O1.65WT%EPMA
P2O50.16WT%EPMA
TOTAL99.39WT%EPMA
NB30PPMXRF
ZR135PPMXRF
Y24PPMXRF
SR359PPMXRF
RB43PPMXRF
NI113PPMXRF
CR250PPMXRF
V220PPMXRF
SC21PPMXRF
BA1404PPMXRF
LA19.36PPMINAA
CE39.4PPMINAA
ND21.8PPMINAA
SM5.42PPMINAA
EU1.79PPMINAA
TB0.755PPMINAA
YB2.39PPMINAA
LU0.366PPMINAA
HF3.62PPMINAA
TA1.57PPMINAA
U0.26PPMINAA
TH1.39PPMINAA
SR87_SR860.706244TIMS
ND143_ND1440.512547TIMS
PB206_PB20418.648TIMS
PB207_PB20415.669TIMS
PB208_PB20439.23TIMS
D18O6.54PERMILLMS

References