Sample: 10KCNYE003b


Sample ID: 10KCNYE003b [1]
Station ID: 10KCNYE003b
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. In post-'08 debris flow which issues from amphitheater in Phc. Sample is from massive lava just south of Troll Talus. Medium to fine-grained cpx-pl rock (different than Troll Talus, which is hb-bearing). 40-50% xls. Groundmass is translucent milky med-gray, and brick reddish-brown on weathering. Collected as part of ongoing quest for good datable sample. Medium gray BA, purplish-red cast, especially on weathered surfaces. Equigranular, ~40% xls, 1-2 mm, plag~cpx>>ol. Very fine-grained sugary gms is 40%k.
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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