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Sample S91-H215

NavDat sample number 37053 · BASALT

Sample

Sample IDS91-H215
Rock nameBASALT
Rock typeVOLCANIC
CompositionMAFIC
MaterialIGNEOUS
CommentQuarry in lava flow on northwest slope of North Mountain. Indeterminate magnetic polarity by flugxgate magnetometer at this site. Seriate olivine 5% and augite 3% in a well-crystallized intergranular groundmass of plagioclase, augite, opaque minerals, and phlogopite; essentially alteration free.

Location

Latitude45.402
Longitude-121.966
State / provinceOregon

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
3.3 3.08 3.52

Analyses

No chemical analyses are stored for this sample.

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