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Sample DC-1C
NavDat sample number 31258 · DACITE
Sample
| Sample ID | DC-1C |
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| Rock name | DACITE |
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| Rock type | VOLCANIC |
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| Composition | FELSIC |
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| Material | IGNEOUS |
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| Comment | Glomeroporphyritic dacite with phenocrysts of plagioclase and hypersthene and minor microphenocrysts of Fe-Ti oxide. The orthpyroxene is commonly ophitic. Xenocrysts are sieve-textured clinopyroxene and orthpyroxene, sieve-textured plagioclase, and lesser resorbed quartz. Xenoliths include earlier volcanic rocks and gabbroic to noritic rocks. |
Location
| Latitude | 44.5683 |
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| Longitude | -120.345 |
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| State / province | Oregon |
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| Formation | Clarno Formation |
Age
| Age (Ma) | Error | Min | Max | Geologic age | Dated by |
| 45.6 |
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37.4 |
53.8 |
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