Water distribution in a quartz-hosted embayment from the Mesa Falls Tuff
By Yellowstone Volcano Observatory
August 2024 (approx.)
Detailed Description
(A) Water distribution in a quartz-hosted embayment measured with synchrotron Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy. Warmer colors indicate higher concentrations of water. Dashed line shows a transect of water content that is modeled in panel (B) to indicate that the emplacement temperature of the ash flow deposit must have been about 500 °C (930 °F). Figure by Kenneth Befus, University of Texas at Austin.
Sources/Usage
Figure can be used with attribution to Kenneth Befus, University of Texas at Austin.