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40Ar/39Ar Age Determination 16D06637 (IESS10064 - Bulkington West)
File Name IESS10064.16D06637.pdf
Data Type spreadsheet
Computer Program ArArCALC 2.7.0
File Size 1.10 MB - 4 files [ pdf,xls,age,xml ]
Expert Level State-of-the-art Science
Contributor Susan Schnur
Source http://earthref.org/ERDA/IESS10064/
Description
This upload contains the 40Ar/39Ar geochronology age determination of sample MV1203-D16-11 from Bulkington West in Walvis Ridge and was calculated using the ArArCALC freeware. The preferred age of 61.84 ± 0.03 Ma is the age plateau and is interpreted as the eruption age of the sample. Low-T bumpy but high-T yields a slightly higher error plateau. The age determination was carried out on a sample of trachyte (k-feldspar) 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 (7A30-15) (sanidine) with an age of 28.201 ± 0.082 Ma. This sample was collected by Anthony Koppers (akoppers@ceoas.oregonstate.edu). Sample Description: Standard + heavy liquid separation.. Sample Treatment: Fine-grained, avesicular basalt. Moderately altered GM, highly cpx-phyric. Trachyte composition unconfirmed - assumed based on mineralogy.
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