Sample: Tephra 3A Arce

Sample ID:	Tephra 3A Arce ^[1]
Station ID:	Ash Station 3 Arce
AT Num:
Volcano:	Makushin
Possible source:
Eruption:
Collector:	Arce, G. N.
Date sampled:	1982-00-00
Sample type 1:	Other
Color:
Final unit:
Text Description:	Glacial outwash deposits, subrounded to well rounded cobbles and pebbles of accessory lithics + scoria + welded tuff, and sand consisting of plagioclase + augite + minor hypersthene. Salt and pepper color in the field and after cleaning. Sharp but irregular upper contact. Composed of many dipping layers with gradational contacts. At least 10 m thick.
Sample Location:

References Cited

[1] Volcanic hazards from Makushin Volcano, northern Unalaska Island, Alaska, 1983

Arce, G. N., 1983, Volcanic hazards from Makushin Volcano, northern Unalaska Island, Alaska: University of Alaska Fairbanks unpublished M.S. thesis, Fairbanks, AK, 142 p., 2 sheets, scale unknown.

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