| Geographic location |
-117.125, 40.541667
117°
7'
30"
W,
40°
32'
30"
N
Lander county,
NV
Antler Peak
1:62,500 scale map quadrangle
Accurate to within 1 minute (~1 mile)
ANTLER PEAK (BATTLE MOUNTAIN) RANGE; COPPER CANYON MINE, 6,500-FOOT BENCH AT SW1/4 SEC. 22, T31N, R43E
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| Source of sample | Quarry |
| Rock name | Conglomerate |
| Description | RECRYSTALLIZED MATRIX OF BATTLE CONGLOMERATE FROM ONE ZONE IN BATTLE CONGLOMERATE |
| 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 | ANTLER PEAK (BATTLE MOUNTAIN) RANGE; COPPER CANYON MINE, 6,500-FOOT BENCH AT SW1/4 SEC. 22, T31N, R43E |
| Bibliographic reference | Silberman, M.L., and Mckee, E.H., 1971, K-Ar Ages Of Granitic Plutons In North-Central Nevada: Isochron/West, No. 1, p. 15-32. |
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| Geologic map unit | -117.125, 40.541667 |
| Nearby scientific data | Find additional scientific data near this location |
| Age estimate | 38.03 ± 0.7Ma age of metamorphic crystallization
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| Type of analysis | conventional K-Ar |
| Rock or mineral analyzed | whole rock SULFIDES REMOVED BEFORE ANALYSIS
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| Analytical details | |
| Lab sample ID | 23. USGS(M)-MB52 |
| Decay constants | 4.72E-04, 0.585E-04, 1.19E-04* |
| K2O concentration | 2.55 % |
| Radiogenic 40Ar concentration | 1.411 |
| Radiogenic Ar | 52 % |
| Comments | APPARENT AGE OF MINERALIZATION |