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40Ar/39Ar Age Determination 13D05173 (IESS10026 - Esk Guyot)
File Name IESS10026.13D05173.pdf
Data Type spreadsheet
Computer Program ArArCALC 2.7.0
File Size 1.24 MB - 4 files [ pdf,xls,age,xml ]
Expert Level State-of-the-art Science
Contributor Susan Schnur
Source http://earthref.org/ERDA/IESS10026/
Description
This upload contains the 40Ar/39Ar geochronology age determination of sample MV1203-D42-08 from Esk Guyot in Walvis Ridge and was calculated using the ArArCALC freeware. The preferred age of 9.33 ± 0.00 Ma is the age plateau and is interpreted as the eruption age of the sample. Slightly bowl-shaped but age probably acceptable. The age determination was carried out on a sample of trachyte (groundmass) 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, avesicular basalt. Highly altered GM, moderately cpx-phyric, sparsely plag-phyric..
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