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Sample JH17
NavDat sample number 37519 · TRACHYANDESITE
Sample
| Sample ID | JH17 |
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| Rock name | TRACHYANDESITE |
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| Rock type | VOLCANIC |
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| Composition | INTERMEDIATE |
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| Material | IGNEOUS |
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| Comment | richer in phenocrysts than other rocks up to 55%; particularly distinguished by presence of hornblende which is absent from other Jackson Hole volcanic rocks but common in Absaroka volcanic rocks; plagioclase and hornblende show many disequilibrium features |
Location
| Latitude | 43.5022 |
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| Longitude | -110.825 |
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| Location | quarry W of West Gros Ventre Butte |
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| State / province | Wyoming |
Age
| Age (Ma) | Error | Min | Max | Geologic age | Dated by |
| 6 |
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3 |
10 |
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