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Sample BL-55A

NavDat sample number 8417 · PHONOLITE

Sample

Sample IDBL-55A
Rock namePHONOLITE
Rock typeVOLCANIC
CompositionINTERMEDIATE
MaterialIGNEOUS
Commentporphyritic; aphanitic, trachytic to randomly oriented groundmass of orthoclase and aegirine-agute; phenocrysts of aegirine-augite, sanidine, hauyne, and melanite garnet

Location

Latitude44.4787
Longitude-104.484
LocationBear Lodge Mountains, Houston Creek area
State / provinceWyoming

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
43.9 36.7 51.1

Analyses

Whole rock

ItemValueStd. dev.UnitMethod
SIO261.04WT%EPMA
AL2O320.18WT%EPMA
FE2O31.67WT%EPMA
FEO0.42WT%EPMA
MGO0WT%EPMA
CAO0.88WT%EPMA
NA2O7.9WT%EPMA
K2O6.83WT%EPMA
TIO20.17WT%EPMA
P2O50.18WT%EPMA
MNO0WT%EPMA
SO30.43WT%EPMA

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