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Sample PC-Rhyodacite

NavDat sample number 6657 · RHYODACITE

Sample

Sample IDPC-Rhyodacite
Rock nameRHYODACITE
Rock typeVOLCANIC
CompositionFELSIC
MaterialIGNEOUS
Collected byW.M. Neill
Commentpart of a suite of biotite and hornblende bearing volcanics between Poison Creek and south fork of Castle Creek; crystal-rich with phenocrysts of sodic andesine>quartz=bioitite>sanidine>hornblende

Location

Latitude42.7778
Longitude-116.253
LocationPoison Creek area, lower end of exposures; Owyhee County
State / provinceIdaho
Volcanic fieldChallis Volcanics

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
44.7 43.9 45.5

Analyses

No chemical analyses are stored for this sample.

References