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Sample VOL1
NavDat sample number 54639 · TUFF
Sample
| Sample ID | VOL1 |
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| Rock name | TUFF |
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| Rock type | VOLCANIC |
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| Composition | FELSIC |
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| Material | IGNEOUS |
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| Comment | Volcano, Amador County, California [SE 1/4, SE 1/4, SE 1/4, SE 1/4, Sec. 7 T7N, R12E, along a spur dirt road few 100' northeast of volcano-Fiddletown Road. At drainage divide] Basal moderately welded vitrophyre of lower phase of Nine Hill tuff; phenocryst-poor approx. 5% flattened pumice 1-2 cm long. |
Location
| Latitude | 38.4744 |
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| Longitude | -120.696 |
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| State / province | California |
Age
| Age (Ma) | Error | Min | Max | Geologic age | Dated by |
| 22.78 |
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19.21 |
26.34 |
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