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Sample YU-179-PW
NavDat sample number 4444 · BASALT
Sample
| Sample ID | YU-179-PW |
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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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| Collected by | Wicklein, P. |
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| Comment | porphyritic, trachytic, fresh-looking; from base of widespread flows that form prominent mesas north and south of Bill Williams River |
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Location
| Latitude | 34.2569 |
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| Longitude | -114.012 |
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| Location | 8 km E of Colorado River, S of Bill Williams River, NE of Parker; Yuma County |
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| State / province | Arizona |
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Age
| Age (Ma) | Error | Min | Max | Geologic age | Dated by |
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| 10 |
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9.7 |
10.3 |
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Analyses
No chemical analyses are stored for this sample.
References
- Armstrong, Richard Lee; Speed, Robert C; Graustein, W.C.; Young, A.Y. (1976) Potassium-argon dates from Arizona, Montana, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming. Isochron/West, vol.16, pp.1-6, 1976
