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Sample HSP-100
NavDat sample number 29289 · BASALT
Sample
| Sample ID | HSP-100 |
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| Rock name | BASALT |
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| Rock type | VOLCANIC |
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| Composition | MAFIC |
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| Material | IGNEOUS |
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| Comment | alkali 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
| Latitude | 43.525 |
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| Longitude | -115.566 |
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| Location | Western Snake River Plain |
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| State / province | Idaho |
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| Volcanic field | Boise River Group 2, Smith Creek basalt |
Age
| Age (Ma) | Error | Min | Max | Geologic age | Dated by |
| 0.35 |
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0.2 |
0.5 |
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