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Sample KA452

NavDat sample number 3049 · PYROCLASTIC-FALL

Sample

Sample IDKA452
Rock namePYROCLASTIC-FALL
Rock typeVOLCANIC
CompositionFELSIC
MaterialIGNEOUS
Collected byG.H. Curtis, D.E. Savage, Univ. Calif. Berkeley
Comment200 feet above fossil mammal-bearing beds of early Clarendonian age. 50 feet lower than sample no. 68.

Location

Latitude38.5333
Longitude-117.75
LocationCedar Mountains
State / provinceNevada
FormationEsmeralda Formation
Location commentCedar Mtn. Area, approximately 1 mi N of Tedford pocket; Esmeralda County, NV

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
11 9.9 12.1

Analyses

No chemical analyses are stored for this sample.

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