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Sample KA2047

NavDat sample number 3034 · PYROCLASTIC FLOW

Sample

Sample IDKA2047
Rock namePYROCLASTIC FLOW
Rock typeVOLCANIC
CompositionFELSIC
MaterialIGNEOUS
Collected byC.K. Gilbert, M.N. Christensen, Y. Al-Rawi, and K.R. LaJoie, Univ. Calif. Berkeley
CommentOldest Tertiary K-Ar age in the Mono Basin area; overlies pre-Tertiary granitic rocks.

Location

Latitude38.1992
Longitude-118.689
LocationAnchorite Hills-Excelsior Mountains Huntoon Valley Area
State / provinceNevada
Location comment0.25 mi N10E of BM-7592 near Highway 31; Mineral County, NV

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
29.2 28.6 29.8

Analyses

No chemical analyses are stored for this sample.

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