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40Ar/39Ar Age Determination 13D04188 (IESS10010 - Blue Seamount)
File Name IESS10010.13D04188.pdf
Data Type spreadsheet
Computer Program ArArCALC 2.7.0
File Size 1.16 MB - 4 files [ pdf,xls,age,xml ]
Expert Level State-of-the-art Science
Contributor Susan Schnur
Source http://earthref.org/ERDA/IESS10010/
Description
This upload contains the 40Ar/39Ar geochronology age determination of sample MV1203-D44-07 (106-212) from Blue Seamount in Walvis Ridge and was calculated using the ArArCALC freeware. The preferred age of 6.23 ± 0.07 Ma is the age plateau and is interpreted as the eruption age of the sample. Concordant with 212-300 fraction, but cleaner. Exclude bumps for a Good plateau plateau. The age determination was carried out on a sample of trachybasalt (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 (sanidine) with an age of 28.201 ± 0.082 Ma. This sample was collected by Anthony Koppers (akoppers@ceoas.oregonstate.edu). Sample Description: Standard. Sample Treatment: Fine-grained, highly vesicular basalt. Slightly altered GM, moderately cpx-phyric, sparsely ol-plag phyric.
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