Sample: 10KCNYE001


Sample ID: 10KCNYE001 [1]
Station ID: 10KCNYE001
AT Num:
Volcano: Kasatochi
Possible source:
Eruption:
Collector: Nye, C. J.
Date sampled: 2010-01-01
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Text Description: Hand sample; >20g. Lava from beach level South side Rye Pt. (farthest east point). Ol-cpx basalt w/ ~20%cpx 2-3mm. Walked S along beach, up onto 2008 deposit, to camera site, then up ridge to rim. Dense, gray basalt, slight purple cast. plag (up to 3 mm long) > cpx (1-2mm) > ol (1-2mm). Crystalline gms. Maybe 30% Phenocrysts, but plag is hard to see.
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References Cited

[1] Geology of Kasatochi volcano, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, 2017

Nye, C.J., Scott, W.E., Neill, O.K., Waythomas, C.F., Cameron, C.E., and Calvert, A.T., 2017, Geology of Kasatochi volcano, Aleutian Islands, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Professional Report 123, 127 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:5000. http://doi.org/10.14509/29718