Outcrop or artificial surface exposure, Granodiorite
| Geographic location |
-116.698333, 40.308611
116°
41'
54"
W,
40°
18'
31"
N
Lander county,
NV
Crescent Valley
1:62,500 scale map quadrangle
Accurate to within 1 minute (~1 mile)
SHOSHONE RANGE
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| Source of sample | Outcrop or artificial surface exposure |
| Rock name | Granodiorite |
| Description | PORPHYRITIC GRANODIORITE |
| Laboratories | USGS Menlo Park |
| Compiler name | Nichols, S.L. |
| Date compiled | 1978 02 |
| Precision of location | Accurate to within 1 minute (~1 mile) |
| Location comment | SHOSHONE RANGE |
| Bibliographic reference | McKee, E.H., and Silberman, M.L., 1970, Geochronology Of Tertiary Igneous Rocks In Central Nevada: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 81, p. 2317-2328. |
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| Geologic map unit | -116.698333, 40.308611 |
| Nearby scientific data | Find additional scientific data near this location |
| Age estimate | 38.23Ma age of intrusion
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| Type of analysis | conventional K-Ar POTASSIUM VALUE IS AVERAGE OF 3 ANALYSES
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| Rock or mineral analyzed | biotite |
| Analytical details | |
| Lab sample ID | 2 |
| Decay constants | 4.72E-04, 0.585E-04, 1.19E-04* |
| K2O concentration | 8.79 % |
| Radiogenic 40Ar concentration | 4.89 |
| Radiogenic Ar | 78 % |
| Age estimate | 38.08Ma age of intrusion
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| Type of analysis | conventional K-Ar REPEAT AR ANALYSIS
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| Rock or mineral analyzed | biotite |
| Analytical details | |
| Lab sample ID | 2 |
| Decay constants | 4.72E-04, 0.585E-04, 1.19E-04* |
| K2O concentration | 8.79 % |
| Radiogenic 40Ar concentration | 4.87 |
| Radiogenic Ar | 55 % |