Great Sitkin 8900 yBP
Start: 8900 yBP [1]
Stop: 8400 yBP [1]
Event Type: Explosive
- Lahar, debris-flow, or mudflow [1]
- Tephrafall [1]
- Pyroclastic flow, surge, or nuee ardente [1]
Description: From Waythomas and others (2003): "Lahar deposits in Sitkin Creek valley; Pumice lapilli tephra deposits; Pumiceous pyroclastic-flow deposits north of Sitkin Creek valley."
References Cited
[1] Preliminary volcano-hazard assessment for Great Sitkin Volcano, Alaska, 2003
Waythomas, C. F., Miller, T. P., and Nye, C. J., 2003, Preliminary volcano-hazard assessment for Great Sitkin Volcano, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-0112, 25 p., 1 sheet.
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Preliminary volcano-hazard assessment for Great Sitkin Volcano, Alaska, 2003
Waythomas, C. F., Miller, T. P., and Nye, C. J., 2003, Preliminary volcano-hazard assessment for Great Sitkin Volcano, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-0112, 25 p., 1 sheet.
full-text PDF 18.5 MB 