Sample: Y-99
| Sample ID: | Y-99 [1] |
| Station ID: | Y-99 |
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| Volcano: | Kaguyak |
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| Eruption: | Kaguyak CFE |
| Collector: | Fierstein, J. E. |
| Date sampled: | 2000-00-00 |
| Sample type 1: | pyroclastic density current |
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| Text Description: | Kaguyak ignimbrite. Grey ignimbrite, mostly massive but for 4 lithic lag layers, 5 PCZ horizons are present, too. Ignimbrite is overlain by stratified pumiceous sediments; both top of ignimbrite (4-5 m) and sediments have ochre orange brown oxidation. Exposed thickness 25-30 m. PCZ: 0.25-1 m. LCZ: 2 m. See text for MP and ML. Pumice clasts: mostly grey pumice; scattered scoriae. Lithic clasts: mostly dark grey crystal rich dacite lavas. |
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References Cited
[1] Kaguyak dome field and its Holocene caldera, Alaska Peninsula, 2008
Fierstein, Judy, and Hildreth, Wes, 2008, Kaguyak dome field and its Holocene caldera, Alaska Peninsula: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, v. 177, n. 2, p. 340-366, doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2008.05.016 .
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