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Sample USGSM-610-1B

NavDat sample number 3010 · ANDESITE

Sample

Sample IDUSGSM-610-1B
Rock nameANDESITE
Rock typePLUTONIC
CompositionINTERMEDIATE
MaterialIGNEOUS
Collected byF.J. Kleinhampl and M.L. Silberman, U.S. Geological Survey
CommentThis plug is east of the Aurora mining district and is not in contact with the host rocks. It is overlain by younger basalts of Mount Hicks no. 34.

Location

Latitude38.2778
Longitude-118.859
LocationAurora-Cedar Hill-Trench Canyon Alkali Valley Area
State / provinceNevada
Location commentMineral County, NV

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
2.8 2.6 3

Analyses

No chemical analyses are stored for this sample.

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