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Sample USGS-D2390R

NavDat sample number 4960 · ANDESITE

Sample

Sample IDUSGS-D2390R
Rock nameANDESITE
Rock typeVOLCANIC
CompositionINTERMEDIATE
MaterialIGNEOUS
Collected byR.C. Speed, Northwestern Univ.
CommentThis basalt is map unit Tv8 of Page 1959.

Location

Latitude38.1444
Longitude-118.092
LocationMineral County
State / provinceNevada
Volcanic fieldMina-Candelaria Region
Location commentapprox. 1.5 km S. of Candelaria townsite

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
15.7 15.2 16.2 R.F. Marvin, H.H. Mehnert, and V.M. Merritt, U.S. Geological Survey

Analyses

No chemical analyses are stored for this sample.

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