Sample: 95-ASL-36

Sample ID:	95-ASL-36 ^[1]
Station ID:	95-ASL-36
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Volcano:	Monogenetic QT vents of WWVF
Possible source:
Eruption:
Collector:	Lunt, A. S.
Date sampled:	1995-06-00
Sample type 1:	Lava
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Final unit:
Text Description:	Lowermost accessible flow (20-30') of a package down the side of Horseshoe Mesa. Bounded at the upper margin by a red zone of oxidation. Rubble is massive at the base and becomes platy upwards. Weathers to various shades of pink. Hand sample contains 5-7% orthopyroxene <1 mm, 25-30% plagioclase 2-4 mm, and some opaques (<<1 mm) in a sugary groundmass.
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References Cited

[1] A reconnaissance study of mafic to intermediate intra-arc volcanism in the western Wrangell Volcanic Field, Alaska, 1997

Lunt, A.S., 1997, A reconnaissance study of mafic to intermediate intra-arc volcanism in the western Wrangell Volcanic Field, Alaska: Miami University Ph.D., 150 p.

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