By performing argonargon (40 Ar/ 39 Ar) dating on basalt samples and labradorite feldspar crystals from the Ponderosa mine, we hope to confirm the age of its sunstonebearing basalt and compare that to the Lake County mining loions. We also intend to perform petrographic analyses to characterize the gembearing rocks from each deposit and determine their context .
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