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Sample WP-14

NavDat sample number 4780 · RHYOLITE

Sample

Sample IDWP-14
Rock nameRHYOLITE
Rock typeVOLCANIC
CompositionFELSIC
MaterialIGNEOUS
Commentgenerally 98% aphanitic groundmass with tiny disseminated grains of magnetite; groundmass comprised of albite, quartz, and orthoclase along with small amounts of biotite flakes perfectly aligned to flow layering; some albite phenocrysts present; prominent macroscopic flow foliation

Location

Latitude44.4048
Longitude-103.688
State / provinceSouth Dakota
Volcanic fieldBlack Hills Tertiary igneous province

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
54 50 58

Analyses

Whole rock

ItemValueStd. dev.UnitMethod
SIO272.31WT%NAA
AL2O315.42WT%NAA
FE2O31.47WT%NAA
MGO1.74WT%NAA
CAO0.5WT%NAA
NA2O4.12WT%NAA
K2O4.04WT%NAA
TIO20.22WT%NAA
MNO0.04WT%NAA
BAO0.15WT%NAA
BA1339.9PPMNAA
CE35.7PPMNAA
CO2PPMNAA
EU1.2PPMNAA
HF3.5PPMNAA
LA18.8PPMNAA
LU0.2PPMNAA
RB73.8PPMNAA
SC0.7PPMNAA
SM3.6PPMNAA
TH13.6PPMNAA
V8.4PPMNAA
YB1.3PPMNAA

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