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Sample: UT1544

Sample ID: UT1544 [1] [2] [3]
Station ID: UT1544
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Volcano:
Possible source:
Eruption:
Collector: Lowey, G.
Date sampled:
Sample type 1: Tephra Fall
Color: white
Final unit:
Text Description: From Preece et al. (2000): very pumiceous and rich in phenocrysts of mostly feldspar, orthopyroxene, green amphibole and iron-titanium oxides; apatite and zircon are rare. From Preece et al. (2011): n.d. on deposit thickness; pumice with trace amount of blocky grains; near top of White Channel Gravel.
Sample Location:

References Cited

[1] A catalogue of late Cenozoic tephra beds in the Klondike Goldfields and adjacent areas, Yukon Territory, 2011

Preece, S.J., Westgate, J.A., Froese, D.G., Pearce, N.J.G., and Perkins, W.T., 2011, A catalogue of late Cenozoic tephra beds in the Klondike Goldfields and adjacent areas, Yukon Territory: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 48, p. 1386-1418, doi: 10.1139/e10-110

[2] The application of ICP-MS methods to tephrochronological problems, 2004

Pearce, N.J.G., Westgate, J.A., Perkins, W.T., and Preece, S.J., 2004, The application of ICP-MS methods to tephrochronological problems: Applied Geochemistry, v. 19, n. 3, p. 289-322, doi: 10.1016/S0883-2927(03)00153-7 .

[3] Glass-fission-track ages of late Cenozoic distal tephra beds in the Klondike district, Yukon Territory, 2000

Sandhu, A.S., Westgate, J.A., Preece, S.J., and Froese, D.G., 2000, Glass-fission-track ages of late Cenozoic distal tephra beds in the Klondike district, Yukon Territory, in Emond, D.S., and Weston, L.H., (eds.), Yukon exploration and geology 2000: Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, p. 247-256.