National Geochronological Database sample #6977

Outcrop or artificial surface exposure, Anorthosite

Geographic location
-110.083333, 45.466667
110° 5' " W, 45° 28' " N
Sweet Grass or Stillwater county, MT
Bozeman or Billings 1:250,000 scale map quadrangle
Accurate to within 30 minutes (~30 miles)
NORTHERN BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS
Source of sample Outcrop or artificial surface exposure
Rock name Anorthosite
Description ANORTHOSITE FROM THE STILLWATER COMPLEX
Laboratories Ohio State University
Compiler name Marvin, R.F.
Date compiled 1980 02
Precision of location Accurate to within 30 minutes (~30 miles)
Location comment NORTHERN BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS
Bibliographic reference Fenton, M.D., and Faure, G., 1969, The Age Of The Igneous Rocks Of The Stillwater Complex Of Montana: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 80, p. 1599-1604.
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Geologic map unit -110.083333, 45.466667
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Rb-Sr age determinations

Age estimate 2398.3 ± 210Ma
minimum age of intrusion
Type of analysis 87Sr/86Sr-87Rb/86Sr isochron (whole rock)
5-POINT WHOLE-ROCK ISOCHRON; RB=6.59, 5.55 PPM; SR=155.8, 156.5 PPM; 87SR/86SR=0.7072, 0.7077
Rock or mineral analyzed whole rock
Analytical details
Lab sample ID R4186
Sample suite # 300
Decay constants 0.0000139*
Rubidium concentration 6.07 ppm
Strontium concentration 156.15 ppm
Initial 87Sr/86Sr 0.7029
Ratio 87Rb/86Sr 0.113
Ratio 87Sr/86Sr 0.7074
Normal? T