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Sample DPCK-1

NavDat sample number 37029 · ANDESITE

Sample

Sample IDDPCK-1
Rock nameANDESITE
Rock typeVOLCANIC
CompositionINTERMEDIATE
MaterialIGNEOUS
Commentroadcut in lava flow from Mt Defaince. Normal polarity. Seriate plagioclase 10%, augite 2-3%, and olivine 1-2% phenocrysts in an intergranular groundmass of plagioclase, pyroxene and opaquemierals; traces of alteration and oxidation are present inboth olivine phenocrysts and groundmass

Location

Latitude45.6023
Longitude-121.655
State / provinceOregon

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
0.5 0.44 0.56

Analyses

No chemical analyses are stored for this sample.

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