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Sample KA1268

NavDat sample number 3051 · PYROCLASTIC-FALL

Sample

Sample IDKA1268
Rock namePYROCLASTIC-FALL
Rock typeVOLCANIC
CompositionFELSIC
MaterialIGNEOUS
Collected byG.T. James, Univ. Calif. Berkeley
CommentBiotite tuff interbedded with fossil plant-bearing tuffaceous shale and lignite seam Axelrod, 1940, quoted in Robinson and others, 1968.

Location

Latitude38
Longitude-117.85
LocationSilver Peak Range
State / provinceNevada
FormationEsmeralda Formation
Location commentUCMP Loc. P3924; at Darmes Coal Mine, Silver Peak Range; Esmeralda County, NV

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
13 11.7 14.3

Analyses

No chemical analyses are stored for this sample.

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