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Sample EC2

NavDat sample number 54467 · TUFF

Sample

Sample IDEC2
Rock nameTUFF
Rock typeVOLCANIC
CompositionFELSIC
MaterialIGNEOUS
CommentEureka Canyon, Carson City, Nevada [E1/2, SW 1/4, SW 1/4, SE 1/4, Sec. 33 T16N, R21E] Unit of Tntb of Bingler (1977), but is not Nine Hill Tuff; referred to here as tuff of Hackett Canyon. Unwelded, highly pumicous vitric glassy tuff.

Location

Latitude39.2015
Longitude-119.629
State / provinceNevada

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
21.18 17.35 25

Analyses

Whole rock

ItemValueStd. dev.UnitMethod
SIO274.53WT%XRF
TIO20.15WT%XRF
AL2O313.87WT%XRF
FEO1.37WT%XRF
MNO0.05WT%XRF
MGO0.43WT%XRF
CAO0.89WT%XRF
NA2O2.41WT%XRF
K2O5.53WT%XRF
P2O5-0.08WT%XRF
S154PPMXRF
CL358PPMXRF
ZN28PPMXRF
GA22PPMXRF
RB175PPMXRF
SR91PPMXRF
Y25PPMXRF
ZR193PPMXRF
NB19PPMXRF
CS6PPMXRF
BA396PPMXRF
PB39PPMXRF
TH23PPMXRF
LA46PPMXRF
CE82PPMXRF
PR12PPMXRF
ND24PPMXRF
SM9PPMXRF

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