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Tephrite from
Cézallier Massif, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


Locality type:Massif
Classification
Type:Tephrite
Age information
Maximum recorded age:7.80 ± 0.20 Ma
Minimum recorded age:3.10 ± 0.10 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
17.80 ± 0.20 to 3.10 ± 0.10 MaNeogene - K-Ar
Sample references:
1 -
CANTAGREL, J., & THONAT, A. (1976). AGE FOR VOLCANISM IN CEZALLIER AREA (FRENCH MASSIF CENTRAL) AND VOLCANIC ACTIVITY MIGRATION IN AUVERGNE. COMPTES RENDUS HEBDOMADAIRES DES SEANCES DE L ACADEMIE DES SCIENCES SERIE D, 282(21), 1837-1840.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tephrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cézallier Massif, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1374981
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1374981:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Brousse, R. & Lefèvre, C. 1990. Le volcanisme en France et en Europe limitrophe. «Guides géologiques régionaux». Masson, Paris.
Brousse, R. (1961). Recueil des analyses chimiques des roches volcaniques tertiaires et quaternaires de la France. Bull. Serv. Carte géol. France, 58(263), 1-140.
Cantagrel, J. M. (1976). AGE DU VOLCANISME DANS LE CEZALLIER (MASSIF CENTRAL FRANCAIS) ET MIGRATION DE L'ACTIVITE VOLCANIQUE EN AUVERGNE. Compte Rendu Hebdomadaire des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences, Paris, D282, 1837-1840.
Vannucci, R., Ottolini, L., Bottazzi, P., Downes, H., & Dupuy, C. (1994). INAA, IDMS and SIMS comparative REE investigations of clinopyroxenes from mantle xenoliths with different textures. Chemical Geology, 118(1-4), 85-108.
 
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