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Sample USGSD-SL-57-73

NavDat sample number 5570 · RHYOLITE

Sample

Sample IDUSGSD-SL-57-73
Rock nameRHYOLITE
Rock typeVOLCANIC
CompositionFELSIC
MaterialIGNEOUS
Collected byD.C. Hedlund
Commentrhyolite porphyry plug in which sanidine phenocrysts have a satiny chatoyancy

Location

Latitude32.8875
Longitude-107.847
LocationDry Gallinas Campground near Iron Creek; Grant County
State / provinceNew Mexico

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
34.7 33.9 35.5

Analyses

No chemical analyses are stored for this sample.

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