This sample belongs to: Amy Moser

Sample Details
Sample Name: PCFS6
IGSN: IEAM20002
Laboratory: Arizona Radiogenic Helium Dating Laboratory
Analyst: Amy Moser, Alexis Ault, Uttam Chowdury, Pete Reiners
Instrumental Method - He: diode laser, quadrupole mass spectrometer
Instrumental Method Reference - He: Fish Canyon Tuff zircon
Instrumental Method - U-Th-Sm: isotope dilution ICP-MS
Instrumental Method Reference - U-Th-Sm: Fish Canyon Tuff zircon
Alpha Ejection Correction Method: Hourigan et al. (2005)
Alpha Ejection Correction Method Reference:
Mineral: zircon
Comment:
238U Decay Constant: 1.55125E-10
238U Decay Constant Error:
235U Decay Constant: 9.84850E-10
235U Decay Constant Error:
232Th Decay Constant : 4.94750E-11
232Th Decay Constant Error:
230Th Decay Constant:
230Th Decay Constant Error:
238U/235U: 137.88
Decay Constant Reference: Steiger, R.H. and Jager, E., 1977, Subcommission on geochronology: Convention on the use of decay constants in geo- and cosmochronology. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v. 36, no. 3, p. 359-362.
147Sm Decay Constant: 6.54E-12
147Sm Decay Constant Error:
147Sm Decay Constant Reference: Lugmair, G.W., and Marti, K., 1978, Lunar initial 143Nd/144Nd: differential evolution of the lunar crust and mantle: Earth and Planetary Science Letter, v. 39, p. 349-357.
Decay Constant Comment:

Sample Metadata
Sample ID: PCFS6
Sample Description:
GeoObject Type: Individual Sample
Geoobject Classification: Gneiss
Collection Method:
Material: Rock
Latitude: 33.616639
Longitude: -115.998731
Sample Comment:
Collector: Amy Moser
Material Classification: Gneiss
Primary Location Name: Mecca Hills
Primary Location Type: Canyon
Location Description:
Locality: Mecca Hills Wilderness
Locality Description:
Country: United States
Provice: California
County: Riverside
City Or Township: Mecca
Platform:
Platform ID:
Original Archival Institution: Utah State University
Original Archival Contact: amoser1@fandm.edu
Most Recent Archival Institution: Utah State University
Most Recent Archival Contact: alexis.ault@usu.edu

Age(s)
Analysis Purpose Value Error Age Type MSWD Age Error Systematic Included Analyses Comment
cooling 24.2 5.0 average age with standard error z1, z2, z3, z4, z5, z6, z7

Data Reduction Parameters
Spike Type U-Th-Sm: 233U-229Th-147Nd-90Zr
Spike Type He: 3He
Standard Mineral: zircon
Standard Mineral Reference: Fish Canyon Tuff
Standard True Age: 28.3
Standard True Age Error: 0.8
Standard Measured Age:
Standard Measured Age Error:
Data Reduction Comment: mass calculated from [Zr] and stoichiometry (Guenthner et al., 2016)

Fraction(s)
Fraction Name Mineral Age, Ma err., Ma U (ppm) Th (ppm) 147Sm (ppm) Th/U He (nmol/g) Mass (ug) Ft
PCFS6/IEAM20002-z1 zircon 19.951859012952 0.2722620937419 149.07 170.71 N/A 1.15 16.15 7.22 0.80
PCFS6/IEAM20002-z2 zircon 23.075482104437 0.31078968032636 74.03 80.28 N/A 1.08 9.65 18.51 0.84
PCFS6/IEAM20002-z3 zircon 27.748439673614 0.34786381910029 57.51 134.13 N/A 2.33 11.45 22.20 0.86
PCFS6/IEAM20002-z4 zircon 26.412837410787 0.38714766940074 668.40 181.68 N/A 0.27 83.49 11.75 0.82
PCFS6/IEAM20002-z5 zircon 23.528229680833 0.3438784367109 572.93 161.80 N/A 0.28 62.68 9.10 0.81
PCFS6/IEAM20002-z6 zircon 24.181815792645 0.36339221082717 1072.63 104.36 N/A 0.10 121.57 19.11 0.85
PCFS6/IEAM20002-z7 zircon 24.279578292433 0.34940340025671 1335.18 542.74 N/A 0.41 151.62 7.54 0.79
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