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Sample PD-2
NavDat sample number 7966 · BASALT
Sample
| Sample ID | PD-2 |
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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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| Collected by | K.S. Murray, 1975 |
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| Comment | Petrography similar to PD-1; olivine microphenocrysts being replaced by serpentine, chlorite, and stilpnomelane. Pyroxenes arranged in subpoikilitic textures. Quartz xenocrysts noted. |
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Location
| Latitude | 33.4378 |
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| Longitude | -114.878 |
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| Location | northern Palo Verde Mountains |
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| State / province | California |
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| Volcanic field | Palo Verde Mountain |
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Age
| Age (Ma) | Error | Min | Max | Geologic age | Dated by |
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| 17.2 |
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16.3 |
18.1 |
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Analyses
No chemical analyses are stored for this sample.
