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40Ar/39Ar Age Determination 14D27301 (IEKK1-RR1310-D16-35PL - Rurutu Hotspot)
File Name IEKK1-RR1310-D16-35PL.14D27301.pdf
Data Type spreadsheet
Computer Program ArArCALC 2.7.0
File Size 1.18 MB - 4 files [ pdf,xls,age,xml ]
Expert Level State-of-the-art Science
Contributor Kevin Konrad
Source Konrad et al. 2018
http://earthref.org/ERDA/IEKK1-RR1310-D16-35PL/
Description
This upload contains the 40Ar/39Ar geochronology age determination of sample RR1310-D16-35 from Rurutu Hotspot in Tuvalu (Rurutu Hotspot, Tuvalu) and was calculated using the ArArCALC freeware. The preferred age of 46.66 ± 0.24 Ma is the age plateau and is interpreted as the eruption age of the sample. Sample contains a released fluid or melt inclusion at low temperature leading to a burst of excess Ar. The spectrum then evened out an produced a reliable plateau with an atmospheric intercept at the higher temperatures. The age determination was carried out on a sample of basalt (plagioclase) in an incremental heating experiment and using the bulk laser heating extraction method. The analyses were run on a ARGUS-VI mass spectrometer and the ages were calculated relative to flux monitor FCT-NM (2A15-14) (sanidine) with an age of 28.201 ± 0.082 Ma. This sample was collected by Kevin Konrad (Konradke@oregonstate.edu). Sample Description: 1x leach + 15min HF. Sample Treatment: Use this link to download the ArArCALC 40Ar/39Ar age calculation files (in the XLS, XML, PDF, AGE and META formats) and any other digital object related to RR1310 sample from the EarthRef.org Digital Archive.. Location Description: Telematua, Pacific Plate, Pacific Ocean.
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