This sample belongs to: Amy Moser

Sample Details
Sample Name: PFS2
IGSN: IEAM20007
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: PFS2
Sample Description:
GeoObject Type: Individual Sample
Geoobject Classification:
Collection Method:
Material: Rock
Latitude: 33.630372
Longitude: -115.990269
Sample Comment:
Collector: Amy Moser
Material Classification:
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 65.0 11.2 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
PFS2/IEAM20007-z1 zircon 65.2057476127 0.95501422354178 788.88 228.92 N/A 0.29 235.68 6.32 0.79
PFS2/IEAM20007-z2 zircon 62.139126267801 0.919479323917 696.09 181.97 N/A 0.26 209.38 18.26 0.84
PFS2/IEAM20007-z3 zircon 69.016219924154 1.0169193597721 475.70 134.82 N/A 0.28 147.16 4.36 0.78
PFS2/IEAM20007-z4 zircon 61.983007864287 0.9361345695503 533.11 67.91 N/A 0.13 144.07 4.06 0.78
PFS2/IEAM20007-z5 zircon 62.136155613223 0.93921869778649 810.46 124.96 N/A 0.15 207.62 2.55 0.74
PFS2/IEAM20007-z6 zircon 59.147838303745 0.84629905565954 567.61 306.70 N/A 0.54 163.53 8.02 0.80
PFS2/IEAM20007-z7 zircon 75.440181828002 1.111667604632 887.11 270.56 N/A 0.30 308.80 5.91 0.80
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