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Sample basalt flow near Centennial Flats
NavDat sample number 5785 · BASALT
Sample
| Sample ID | basalt flow near Centennial Flats |
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| Rock name | BASALT |
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| Rock type | VOLCANIC |
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| Composition | MAFIC |
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| Material | IGNEOUS |
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| Comment | beneath the pumice-fall deposit but overlying lacustrine beds near Lower and Upper Centennial Flats |
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Location
| Latitude | 36.5 |
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| Longitude | -117.65 |
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| State / province | California |
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| Volcanic field | Coso Formation |
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| Location comment | near Centennial Flats |
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Age
| Age (Ma) | Error | Min | Max | Geologic age | Dated by |
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| 3.56 |
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3.46 |
3.66 |
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Analyses
No chemical analyses are stored for this sample.
References
- Bacon, C R; Giovannetti, D M; Duffield, W A; Dalrymple, G B (1979) New constraints on the age of the Coso Formation, Inyo County, California. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America, vol.11, no.3, pp.67, Feb 1979
