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Sample MC-5

NavDat sample number 57604 · BASALT

Sample

Sample IDMC-5
Rock nameBASALT
Rock typeVOLCANIC
CompositionMAFIC
MaterialIGNEOUS
Comment[3 - 5 m.y.] These basalts are characterized by their uniformly high Nd values 7.7 to 9.3 and generally low, but variable, 87Sr/86Sr ratios 0.7028 to 0.7040. From the northern half of the volcanic field.

Location

Latitude35.3874
Longitude-115.856
State / provinceCalifornia
Volcanic fieldCima Volcanic Field

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
4.24 3.816 4.664

Analyses

Whole rock

ItemValueStd. dev.UnitMethod
SIO252.2WT%XRF
AL2O317.3WT%XRF
CAO6.86WT%XRF
MGO4.02WT%XRF
NA2O4.43WT%XRF
K2O2.23WT%XRF
FEOT9.67WT%WET
MNO0.17WT%XRF
TIO22.24WT%XRF
P2O50.86WT%XRF
H2O_PLUS0.84WT%WET
H2O_MINUS1WT%WET
CO20.09WT%WET
RB36.7PPMUNKNOWN
SR597PPMMS
SM8.56PPMUNKNOWN
ND44.7PPMMS
PB2.3PPMUNKNOWN
SR87_SR860.70396MS
ND143_ND1440.51308MS
SR87_SR86_INITIAL0.70395MS
PB206_PB20418.86UNKNOWN
PB207_PB20415.519UNKNOWN
PB208_PB20438.566UNKNOWN

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