Station: Amchitka_Island
| Station ID: | Amchitka_Island [1] |
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| Collector: | Unknown, Unknown |
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| NAD83 latitude: | 51.5 |
| NAD83 longitude: | 178.90001 |
| Default location: | No |
| Location description: | Peat deposits on the tableland of Amchitka Island, largest island in the Rat Island group, Alaska. Three layers of volcanic ash were exposed in the profile of a 2.8-m-thick peat deposit during trenching at an altitude of about 125 feet. Coordinates of trenching location not provided, so generic location selected on Amchitka Island. |
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References Cited
[1] Radiocarbon dating of ash deposits on Amchitka Island, Alaska, 1969
Shacklette, H. T., and Rubin, Meyer, 1969, Radiocarbon dating of ash deposits on Amchitka Island, Alaska: in Geological Survey research 1969, Chapter B, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper PP 0650-B, p. B81-B83.
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