Makushin Eider Point Flow

Start: 690000 yBP ± 60000 Years [1]

Event Type: Effusive

Event Characteristics:

Description: From Nye and others (1986): "The one dated Eider Point flow is younger, at 0.69+/-0.06 m.y."

References Cited

[1] Petrology and geochemistry of Quaternary volcanic rocks from Makushin volcano, central Aleutian Arc, 1986

Nye, C. J., Swanson, S. E., and Reeder, J. W., 1986, Petrology and geochemistry of Quaternary volcanic rocks from Makushin volcano, central Aleutian Arc: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Public-Data File PDF 86-80, 123 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:50 000.

[2] Geologic map of the Makushin volcanic field, Unalaska Island, Alaska, 1998

McConnell, V. S., Beget, J. E., Roach, A. L., Bean, K. W., and Nye, C. J., 1998, Geologic map of the Makushin volcanic field, Unalaska Island, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Report of Investigation 97-20, unpaged, 2 sheets, scale 1:63,360.

Complete Eruption References

Petrology and geochemistry of Quaternary volcanic rocks from Makushin volcano, central Aleutian Arc, 1986

Nye, C. J., Swanson, S. E., and Reeder, J. W., 1986, Petrology and geochemistry of Quaternary volcanic rocks from Makushin volcano, central Aleutian Arc: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Public-Data File PDF 86-80, 123 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:50 000.

Geologic map of the Makushin volcanic field, Unalaska Island, Alaska, 1998

McConnell, V. S., Beget, J. E., Roach, A. L., Bean, K. W., and Nye, C. J., 1998, Geologic map of the Makushin volcanic field, Unalaska Island, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Report of Investigation 97-20, unpaged, 2 sheets, scale 1:63,360.
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