Sample: 51L22
Sample ID: | 51L22 [1] |
Station ID: | 51L22 |
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Volcano: | Kiska |
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Collector: | Lewis, R. Q. |
Date sampled: | 1951-01-01 |
Sample type 1: | Lava |
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Text Description: | Porphyritic andesite, from the Kiska Volcano: rich in phenocrysts of labradorite, orthopyroxene, clinopyroxene, and rare remnants of oxyhornblende altered to opaque dust |
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References Cited
[1] Geologic reconnaissance of Kiska Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, 1961
Coats, R. R., Nelson, W. H., Lewis, R. G., and Powers, H. A., 1961, Geologic reconnaissance of Kiska Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska: in Investigations of Alaskan volcanoes, U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1028-R, p. 563-581, 1 sheet, scale 1:63,360.
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