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SAMPLE INFO : 87-ARh-18
Sample ID:87-ARh-18
Station ID:87-ARh-18
Latitude:62.1741
Longitude:-144.25568
Datum:NAD83
Date Sampled:1987-00-00
Sample Type 1:Other
Sample Type 2:Breccia
 Text Description:
Mount Sanford hyaloclastite (Holocene and Pleistocene). Unconsolidated, crudely bedded, coarse-sand- to silt-sized volcanic fragments that consist mostly of black to dark-gray, locally palagonitized, angular volcanic glass. Hyaloclastite contains fragments and blocks of andesite that range from a few centimeters to as much as 100 m in diameter. Smaller fragments mostly of aphyric andesite exhibit glassy rinds, radiating fractures, and breadcrust textures typical of pillows and bombs. Larger blocks (b), which invariably display very intricate columnar joints, consist of coarsely porphyritic andesite that contains phenocrysts of plagioclase (10-15%, as long as 2 cm), hypersthene (2-4%, as large as 2 mm), and olivine (trace) that exhibits hypersthene reaction rims, in intersertal groundmass of plagioclase, mafic minerals, glass, and opaque minerals. * * * Deposits apparently result from almost complete fragmentation of at least two physically distinct flows upon contact with water or ice. Field evidence, however, is equivocal in deducing relative age of deposit. As shown on map sheet, hyaloclastite partly fills present Sanford Glacier valley and, therefore, may be as young as Holocene; alternatively, hyaloclastite is possibly much older and underlies or is interbedded with Sanford lava flows (Qsl). Maximum thickness about 220 m.

References:
Geologic map of the Gulkana A-1 Quadrangle, south-central Alaska

GEOCHEM DATA
StationIDLatitudeLongitudeGeologistDateVisitedAge InfoVolcanoEruptionLocation DescriptionText DescriptionSample IDSample Type 1Sample Type 2Final UnitMaterialSiO2TiO2Al2O3FeOTMnOMgOCaONa2OK2OP2O5Total-majorsREF majorsMETH majorsFe2O3/Fe203T origFeO/FeOT origVolatiles csvMETH volatilesCsRbBaSrLaCePrNdSmEuGdTbDyHoErTmYbLuYZrNbHfTaPbThUScVCrFeCoNiCuZnGaMoAsNaKRef trace1METH trace1RbBaSrLaCeNdSmEuGdDyErYbLuYZrNbPbThUScTiVCrNiCuZnGaRef trace2METH trace2Light csvHalogen csvother major csvother lile csvother ree csvother hfse csvother hpe csvother tm csvother misc csv
87-ARh-1862.1741-144.25568Richter, D. H.1987-00-00 SanfordMount Sanford rocks within Gulkana A-1 quadrangle. Latitude and longitude derived from paper map.Mount Sanford hyaloclastite (Holocene and Pleistocene). Unconsolidated, crudely bedded, coarse-sand- to silt-sized volcanic fragments that consist mostly of black to dark-gray, locally palagonitized, angular volcanic glass. Hyaloclastite contains fragments and blocks of andesite that range from a few centimeters to as much as 100 m in diameter. Smaller fragments mostly of aphyric andesite exhibit glassy rinds, radiating fractures, and breadcrust textures typical of pillows and bombs. Larger blocks (b), which invariably display very intricate columnar joints, consist of coarsely porphyritic andesite that contains phenocrysts of plagioclase (10-15%, as long as 2 cm), hypersthene (2-4%, as large as 2 mm), and olivine (trace) that exhibits hypersthene reaction rims, in intersertal groundmass of plagioclase, mafic minerals, glass, and opaque minerals. * * * Deposits apparently result from almost complete fragmentation of at least two physically distinct flows upon contact with water or ice. Field evidence, however, is equivocal in deducing relative age of deposit. As shown on map sheet, hyaloclastite partly fills present Sanford Glacier valley and, therefore, may be as young as Holocene; alternatively, hyaloclastite is possibly much older and underlies or is interbedded with Sanford lava flows (Qsl). Maximum thickness about 220 m.87-ARh-18OtherQuenched InclusionWhole-rock 57.8 1.11 17.1 6.57 0.11 3.96 7.12 3.71 1.45 0.29 100.132262NN1.665.08H2OP=0.61; H2OM=0.08; CO2=0.05RAPIDA

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