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Sample USGSD-A
NavDat sample number 6226 · PYROCLASTIC-FALL
Sample
| Sample ID | USGSD-A |
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| Rock name | PYROCLASTIC-FALL |
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| Rock type | VOLCANIC |
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| Composition | FELSIC |
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| Material | IGNEOUS |
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| Comment | fine grained, lavender rhyolitic ash flow with 1-mm phenocrysts of quartz and biotite; K-Ar age suggests the ash may be early extrusive phase of the Mount Sopris igneous center |
Location
| Latitude | 39.3464 |
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| Longitude | -107.101 |
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| Location | talus slope; Pitkin County |
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| State / province | Colorado |
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| Volcanic field | Mount Sopris igneous center? |
Age
| Age (Ma) | Error | Min | Max | Geologic age | Dated by |
| 30.2 |
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28.1 |
32.3 |
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Analyses
No chemical analyses are stored for this sample.