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Sample BU2

NavDat sample number 54501 · TUFF

Sample

Sample IDBU2
Rock nameTUFF
Rock typeVOLCANIC
CompositionFELSIC
MaterialIGNEOUS
CommentBuckhorn Mine, Washoe County, Nevada-Lassen County California. [NE1/4, SE1/4, NE1/4, SE1/4, Sec. 31, T22N, R18E], northward extension of Yellow Rock across gulley. Although it rests on tuff Porcupine Mountain, this is not the Nine Hill Tuff. Reference: McJannett, 1957; Cinque, 1979

Location

Latitude39.7288
Longitude-120.003
State / provinceNevada

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
25 23 28

Analyses

Whole rock

ItemValueStd. dev.UnitMethod
SIO275.09WT%XRF
TIO20.11WT%XRF
AL2O313.08WT%XRF
FEO1.47WT%XRF
MNO0.03WT%XRF
MGO-0.4WT%XRF
CAO0.57WT%XRF
NA2O3.72WT%XRF
K2O5.43WT%XRF
P2O5-0.07WT%XRF
CU-5PPMXRF
ZN44PPMXRF
GA18PPMXRF
RB164PPMXRF
SR47PPMXRF
Y18PPMXRF
ZR179PPMXRF
NB19PPMXRF
CS-5PPMXRF
BA375PPMXRF
PB37PPMXRF
TH23PPMXRF
LA41PPMXRF
CE54PPMXRF
PR8PPMXRF
ND18PPMXRF
SM-8PPMXRF

References