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Sample R9-1-48
NavDat sample number 36684 · BASALT
Sample
| Sample ID | R9-1-48 |
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| Rock name | BASALT |
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| Rock type | VOLCANIC |
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| Composition | MAFIC |
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| Material | IGNEOUS |
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| Comment | porphyritic olivine basalt flow; contains large plagioclase megacrysts in a holocrystalline matrix of course plagioclase, augite and Fe-oxide |
Location
| Latitude | 38.1633 |
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| Longitude | -116.102 |
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| Location | Reveille Range |
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| State / province | Nevada |
Age
| Age (Ma) | Error | Min | Max | Geologic age | Dated by |
| 5.8 |
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5.67 |
5.93 |
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References
- Yogodzinski, G M; Naumann, T R; Smith, E I; Bradshaw, T K; Walker, J D (1996) Evolution of a mafic volcanic field in the central Great Basin, south central Nevada. Journal of Geophysical Research, B, Solid Earth and Planets. 101; 8, Pages 17,425-17,445. 1996. doi:10.1029/96JB00816