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Sample BU7

NavDat sample number 54502 · TUFF

Sample

Sample IDBU7
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
SIO274.16WT%XRF
TIO20.14WT%XRF
AL2O313.38WT%XRF
FEO1.38WT%XRF
MNO0.04WT%XRF
MGO-0.4WT%XRF
CAO0.58WT%XRF
NA2O4.01WT%XRF
K2O5.48WT%XRF
P2O5-0.07WT%XRF
CU-5PPMXRF
ZN56PPMXRF
GA23PPMXRF
RB194PPMXRF
SR70PPMXRF
Y17PPMXRF
ZR212PPMXRF
NB19PPMXRF
CS-5PPMXRF
BA595PPMXRF
PB33PPMXRF
TH19PPMXRF
LA30PPMXRF
CE30PPMXRF
PR-8PPMXRF
ND10PPMXRF
SM-8PPMXRF

References