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Sample RDTWD3

NavDat sample number 85971 · BASALT

Sample

Sample IDRDTWD3
Rock nameBASALT
Rock typePLUTONIC
CompositionMAFIC
MaterialIGNEOUS
CommentMedium dark gray pervasively microvesicular basalt with scarce to rare elongate vesicles to 6/3 mm, most aligned along flow lines. Coarsely crystalline, probably microporphyritic, with rare light green olivine to 1.5 mm, generally with iddingsite rims. Vesicles are partly filled with coarse white crystals, probably analcime.

Location

Latitude37.2136
Longitude-116.939
State / provinceNEVADA

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
8.55 9.3 7.8

Analyses

Whole Rock

ItemValueStd. dev.UnitMethod
AL2O316.62WT%XRF
BAO657.495PPMXRF
BA588.9PPMXRF
CAO9.732WT%XRF
CR2O3318.304PPMXRF
CR217.8PPMXRF
FE2O39.448WT%XRF
K2O1.345WT%XRF
LOI0.48WT%XRF
MGO7.156WT%XRF
MNO0.1999WT%XRF
MN0.1548WT%XRF
NA2O2.965WT%XRF
NB2O523.3606PPMXRF
NIO113.098PPMXRF
NI88.87PPMXRF
P2O50.2804WT%XRF
RB2O29.0567PPMXRF
SIO250.02WT%XRF
SRO683.655PPMXRF
TIO21.139WT%XRF
TOTAL99.34WT%XRF
V2O3383.503PPMXRF
Y2O346.5041PPMXRF
ZNO95.8808PPMXRF
ZN77.03PPMXRF
ZRO2272.727PPMXRF
ZR201.9PPMXRF

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