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SAMPLE INFO : 95-ASL-36
Sample ID:95-ASL-36
Station ID:95-ASL-36
Latitude:62.16
Longitude:-143.09998
Datum:NAD83
Date Sampled:1995-06-00
Sample Type 1:Lava
Sample Type 2:Flow
 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.

References:
A reconnaissance study of mafic to intermediate intra-arc volcanism in the western Wrangell Volcanic Field, Alaska

GEOCHEM DATA
StationIDLatitudeLongitudeGeologistDateVisitedAge InfoVolcanoEruptionLocation DescriptionText DescriptionSample IDSample Type 1Sample Type 2Final UnitMaterialSiO2TiO2Al2O3FeOTMnOMgOCaONa2OK2OP2O5Total-majorsREF majorsMETH majorsFe2O3/Fe203T origFeO/FeOT origVolatiles csvMETH volatilesCsRbBaSrLaCePrNdSmEuGdTbDyHoErTmYbLuYZrNbHfTaPbThUScVCrFeCoNiCuZnGaMoAsNaKRef trace1METH trace1RbBaSrLaCeNdSmEuGdDyErYbLuYZrNbPbThUScTiVCrNiCuZnGaRef trace2METH trace2Light csvHalogen csvother major csvother lile csvother ree csvother hfse csvother hpe csvother tm csvother misc csv
95-ASL-3662.16-143.09998Lunt, A. S.1995-06-00 Monogenetic QT vents of WWVFLower section, Horseshoe Mesa. NE 1/4, NW 1/4, Sec 6, T4N, R12E, Nabesna A-5 quad, AlaskaLowermost 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.95-ASL-36LavaWhole-rock 51.96 1.46 16.95 8.98 0.16 7.22 8.7 3.56 0.69 0.34 1006122DCP9.888.98LOI=-0.01DCP 9 240 511 11 26 14.4 3.4 1.32 3.7 3.9 2.1 2 0.3 24 124 5.8 27 253 140 97 40 69 18 6122DCP

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