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Sample basalt dike
NavDat sample number 6344 · BASALT
Sample
| Sample ID | basalt dike |
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| Rock name | BASALT |
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| Rock type | PLUTONIC |
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| Composition | MAFIC |
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| Material | IGNEOUS |
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| Comment | intrudes the metamorphic rocks of the transition zone but is truncated by a low-angle fault |
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Location
| Latitude | 40.45 |
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| Longitude | -115.5 |
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| Location | northern Ruby Mountains |
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| State / province | Nevada |
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Age
| Age (Ma) | Error | Min | Max | Geologic age | Dated by |
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| 17 |
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15.3 |
18.7 |
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Analyses
No chemical analyses are stored for this sample.
References
- Snoke, A W; McKee, E H; Stern, T W (1979) Plutonic, metamorphic, and structural chronology in the northern Ruby Mountains, Nevada; a preliminary report. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America, vol.11, no.7, pp.520-521, Aug 1979
