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Sample: 98S-PS31

Sample ID: 98S-PS31 [1] [2]
Station ID: 98S-PS31
AT Num:
Volcano: Shishaldin
Possible source:
Eruption:
Collector: Stelling, P. L.
Date sampled: 1998-00-00
Sample type 1: Lava
Color:
Final unit: Hcc
Text Description: On top of Shishaldin. Crater is deeper than can be seen (> 70 ft. or ~25 m). Strong sulfur smells. Steam/gasses are emitted in pulses ~1-2 minutes long, separated by same. Steep sides could be skied in spring, best to N.| field lithology: basaltic andesite Mostly oxidized, slightly ratty sample| vent type: SUMMIT| dist. to summit in km: 0| series: LRB|azimuth 0
Sample Location:

References Cited

[1] Geology and petrology of ejecta from the 1999 eruption of Shishaldin Volcano, Alaska, 2002

Stelling, P., Beget, J., Nye, C., Gardner, J., Devine, J. D., and George, R. M. M., 2002, Geology and petrology of ejecta from the 1999 eruption of Shishaldin Volcano, Alaska: Bulletin of Volcanology, v. 64, n. 8, p. 548-561.

[2] Volcanism on Unimak Island, Alaska, USA: a special focus on Shishaldin and Fisher volcanoes, 2003

Stelling, P. L., 2003, Volcanism on Unimak Island, Alaska, USA: a special focus on Shishaldin and Fisher volcanoes: University of Alaska Fairbanks unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, 193 p. and one CD-ROM.