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Sample PD-5
NavDat sample number 7969 · BASALT
Sample
| Sample ID | PD-5 |
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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 | Abundant olivine phenocrysts altered slightly to iddingsite, often associated with a hypersthene halo. Plagioclase sharp and fresh. Magnetite well developed and finely disseminated. Groundmass developed into distinctive pilotaxitic texture containing a minor vitric component. |
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Location
| Latitude | 33.3814 |
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| Longitude | -114.869 |
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| Location | from the Flattops, south-central 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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| 26.9 |
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25.5 |
28.3 |
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Analyses
No chemical analyses are stored for this sample.
