Sample: RKAK-1


Sample ID: RKAK-1 [1]
Station ID: RKAK-1
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Volcano: Akutan
Possible source:
Eruption:
Collector: Kay, R. W.
Date sampled:
Sample type 1: Tephra Fall
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Text Description: Basaltic andesite lapilli from Akutan tephra unit, southwest of Akutan Harbor Clast size 2-4 cm. Phenocrysts of plagioclase, clinopyroxene, orthopyroxene, and trace olivine. Map unit Qtu (Richter et al., 1998). Yielded clinopyroxene-, orthopyroxene-, and plagioclase-hosted melt inclusions.
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References Cited

[1] The role of water in generating the calc-alkaline trend: new volatile data for Aleutian magmas and a new tholeiitic index, 2010

Zimmer, M.M., Plank, Terry, Hauri, E.H., Yogodzinski, G.M., Stelling, Peter, Larsen, Jessica, Singer, Brad, Jicha, Brian, Mandeville, Charles, and Nye, C.J., 2010, The role of water in generating the calc-alkaline trend: new volatile data for Aleutian magmas and a new tholeiitic index: Journal of Petrology, v. 5, n. 12, p. 2411, 2444, doi:10.1093/petrology/egq062 .