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Sample USGSM-Baghdad
NavDat sample number 3008 · RHYOLITE
Sample
| Sample ID | USGSM-Baghdad |
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| Rock name | RHYOLITE |
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| Rock type | PLUTONIC |
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| Composition | FELSIC |
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| Material | IGNEOUS |
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| Collected by | F.J. Kleinhampl and M.L. Silberman, U.S. Geological Survey |
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| Comment | Part of 10 to 11 m.y.-old rhyolite complex outcropping north and east of the Aurora mining district see also sample no. 28. The rhyolitic complex is the same age as the mineralization of Aurora, and may be genetically related to the ore deposits F.J. Kleinhampl and M.L. Silberman, unpublished data. |
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Location
| Latitude | 39.2786 |
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| Longitude | -118.947 |
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| Location | Aurora-Cedar Hill-Trench Canyon Alkali Valley Area |
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| State / province | Nevada |
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| Location comment | Mineral County, NV |
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Age
| Age (Ma) | Error | Min | Max | Geologic age | Dated by |
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| 10.2 |
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9.9 |
10.5 |
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Analyses
No chemical analyses are stored for this sample.
