Sample: Froese_2005_unnamed_tephra


Sample ID: Froese_2005_unnamed_tephra [1]
Station ID: Paradise_Hill
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Collector: Westgate, J. A.
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Sample type 1: Tephra Fall
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Text Description: Occurs (with Dago Hill tephra) in the uppermost few metres of the UWC gravel exposed along the north pit wall. Crystal-rich with abundant hornblende, plagioclase, and FeTi oxides and minor amounts of hypersthene, apatite and zircon. Mostly highly inflated pumice, although some chunky glass of low vesicularity is present.
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References Cited

[1] Field trip guide for the International Field Conference and Workshop on Tephrochronology and Volcanism, 2005

Froese, D.G, Westgate, J.A., and Alloway, B.V., (eds.), 2005, Field trip guide for the International Field Conference and Workshop on Tephrochronology and Volcanism: Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Science Report 2005/26, Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada, July 31-August 8, 2005, 132 p.