Sample: 88VS03
Sample ID: | 88VS03 [1] |
Station ID: | 88VS03 |
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Volcano: | Vsevidof |
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Collector: | Nye, C. J. |
Date sampled: | 1988-01-01 |
Sample type 1: | Lava |
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Text Description: | Sample from low elevation flows from west (Kigushimkada) rift. Sparsely porphyritic basaltic andesite. <10% plagioclase phenocrysts (0.8 x 0.3 mm). 90% groundmass consisting of 50% plagioclase microlites (350 x 50 microns, commonly with swallowtail terminations) in a matrix of plagioclase, pyroxene, opaques, and glass. Plagioclase phenocrysts are clean; they do not contain dusty, reacted, or inclusion rich zones. |
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