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Tholeiitic basalt from
Mingxi volcanic field, Mingxi County, Sanming, Fujian, China


Locality type:Volcanic Field
Classification
Type:Tholeiitic basalt
Age information
Maximum recorded age:2.3 ± 0.1 Ma
Minimum recorded age:1.2 ± 0.1 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
12.3 ± 0.1 to 1.2 ± 0.1 MaPleistocene - Ar-Ar
Sample references:
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Ho, K. S., Chen, J. C., Lo, C. H., & Zhao, H. L. (2003). 40Ar
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tholeiitic basalt data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mingxi volcanic field, Mingxi County, Sanming, Fujian, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1331829
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1331829:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
FAN, Q., & HOOPER, P. R. (1991). The Cenozoic basaltic rocks of eastern China: petrology and chemical composition. Journal of petrology, 32(4), 765-810.
Daogong, C., Jianbo, Z. (1992) Nd, Sr, Pb Isotopes and K-Ar Age of Basaltic Rocks in Longhai and Mingxi, Fujian Province. Acta Petrologica Sinica, 4, 324-331.
Ho, K-S., Chen, J-C., Lo, C-H., Zhao, H-L. (2003) 40Ar–39Ar dating and geochemical characteristics of late Cenozoic basaltic rocks from the Zhejiang–Fujian region, SE China: eruption ages, magma evolution and petrogenesis. Chemical Geology, 197(1-4), 287-318.
 
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