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Sample: DSDP_178_21-2_95-98

Sample ID: DSDP_178_21-2_95-98 [1]
Station ID: DSDP_178
AT Num:
Volcano:
Possible source:
Eruption:
Collector: Unknown, Unknown
Date sampled:
Sample type 1: Tephra Fall
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Final unit:
Text Description: One hundred seventy-nine m depth. Bed is four cm thick. 90% light ash (crystals present, shards striated). Refractive index: 1.538.
Sample Location:
Marker
Legend
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Red (Warning)
Orange (Watch)
Yellow (Advisory)
Green (Normal)
Uninstrumented

300 km
200 mi
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References Cited

[1] Volcanic ash from DSDP Site 178, Gulf of Alaska, 1973

Pratt, R. M., Scheidegger, K. F., and Kulm, L. D., 1973, Volcanic ash from DSDP Site 178, Gulf of Alaska: in Musich, L. F. and Weser, O. E., (eds.), Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project, v. 18, Washington, Government Printing Office, p. 833-834.