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Sample SLGLA2

NavDat sample number 86786 · BASALT

Sample

Sample IDSLGLA2
Rock nameBASALT
Rock typePLUTONIC
CompositionMAFIC
MaterialIGNEOUS
CommentDark gray massive fine-grained basalt with scarce feldspar to 5 mm, many with albite twins. Rare golden to black olivine to 1.5 mm. Greenish spherules to 1.5 mm scattered throughout basalt have bronze biotite and possibly represent fused globules of tuff. Some of the rare vesicles are partly filled with botryoidal white chalcedony.

Location

Latitude37.2279
Longitude-116.74
State / provinceNEVADA

Age

Age (Ma)ErrorMinMaxGeologic ageDated by
14.325 14.33 14.32

Analyses

Whole Rock

ItemValueStd. dev.UnitMethod
AL2O316.83WT%XRF
BAO199.85PPMXRF
BA179PPMXRF
CAO9.124WT%XRF
CR2O341.1398PPMXRF
CR28.15PPMXRF
FE2O39.854WT%XRF
K2O0.5838WT%XRF
LOIWT%XRF
MGO4.518WT%XRF
MNO0.2224WT%XRF
MN0.1722WT%XRF
NA2O2.486WT%XRF
NB2O510.4643PPMXRF
NIO11.5999PPMXRF
NI9.115PPMXRF
P2O50.0822WT%XRF
RB2O13.6917PPMXRF
SIO255.56WT%XRF
SRO365.775PPMXRF
TIO20.7755WT%XRF
TOTAL99.99WT%XRF
V2O3634.905PPMXRF
Y2O334.605PPMXRF
ZNO96.5031PPMXRF
ZN77.53PPMXRF
ZRO2122.045PPMXRF
ZR90.35PPMXRF

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