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Sample HSP-112

NavDat sample number 29344 · BASALT

Sample

Sample IDHSP-112
Rock nameBASALT
Rock typeVOLCANIC
CompositionMAFIC
MaterialIGNEOUS
Commentalkali olivine basalt; unit comprises aa flows near the source cinder cone and pahoehoe flows farther away; contains microphenos of plag and olivine in glassy to aphanitic groundmass of plag, olivine, pyroxene, alkali feldspar, glass, and opaques; given location is for the vent

Location

Latitude43.521
Longitude-115.416
LocationWestern Snake River Plain
State / provinceIdaho
Volcanic fieldBoise River Group 2, Fall Creek basalt

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
0.35 0.2 0.5

Analyses

Whole rock

ItemValueStd. dev.UnitMethod
SIO246.6WT%EPMA
TIO22.44WT%EPMA
AL2O315.6WT%EPMA
FEOT13.55WT%EPMA
MNO0.2WT%EPMA
MGO6.9WT%EPMA
CAO9.29WT%EPMA
NA2O2.83WT%EPMA
K2O1.12WT%EPMA
P2O50.2WT%EPMA
TOTAL98.79WT%EPMA
NB23PPMXRF
ZR167PPMXRF
Y33PPMXRF
SR343PPMXRF
RB23PPMXRF
NI73PPMXRF
CR134PPMXRF
V251PPMXRF
SC20PPMXRF
BA480PPMXRF

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