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Rhyolitic calderas of the Yukon-Tanana Terrane, east central Alaska: volcanic remnants of a mid-Cretaceous magmatic arc Rhyolitic calderas of the Yukon-Tanana Terrane, east central Alaska: volcanic remnants of a mid-Cretaceous magmatic arc

Four large but poorly exposed rhyolitic calderas are present in the Yukon-Tanana terrane (YTT) in east central Alaska. At least two are mid-Cretaceous in age (~93 Ma). Similar volcanic rocks, the South Fork Volcanics, occur northeast of the Tintina fault in Yukon Territory. Evidence for the calderas consists of thick deposits of devitrified crystal- and lithic-rich densely welded tuff...
Authors
C. R. Bacon, H.L. Foster, James G. Smith

A decade of dome growth at Mount St. Helens, 1980-90 A decade of dome growth at Mount St. Helens, 1980-90

The growth of the dacite dome at Mount St. Helens between 1980 and 1986 has been more intensively studied than that of any other dome-building eruption. The growth has been complex in detail, but remarkably regular overall. This paper summarizes some of what has been learned and provides many references to additional information. Whether dome building has ended is an open question...
Authors
D. A. Swanson

IGC field trip T312: South cascades arc volcanism, California and southern Oregon IGC field trip T312: South cascades arc volcanism, California and southern Oregon

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Authors
L.J. Patrick Muffler, Charles R. Bacon, Robert L. Christiansen, Michael A. Clynne, Julie M. Donnelly-Nolan, Cheryl Miller, David R. Sherrod, J.C. Smith

Dynamic pore-pressure fluctuations in rapidly shearing granular materials Dynamic pore-pressure fluctuations in rapidly shearing granular materials

Results from two types of experiments show that intergranular pore pressures fluctuated dynamically during rapid, steady shear deformation of water-saturated granular materials. During some fluctuations, the pore water locally supported all normal and shear stresses, while grain-contact stresses transiently fell to zero. Fluctuations also propagated outward from the shear zone; this...
Authors
Richard M. Iverson, Richard G. Lahusen

Direct evidence for the origin of low-18O silicic magmas: quenched samples of a magma chamber's partially-fused granitoid walls, Crater Lake, Oregon Direct evidence for the origin of low-18O silicic magmas: quenched samples of a magma chamber's partially-fused granitoid walls, Crater Lake, Oregon

Partially fused granitoid blocks were ejected in the climactic eruption of Mount Mazama, which was accompanied by collapse of Crater Lake caldera. Quartz, plagioclase, and glass in the granitoids have much lower δ18O values (−3.4 to +4.9‰) than any fresh lavas of Mount Mazama and the surrounding region (+5.8 to +7.0‰). Oxygen isotope fractionation between phases in granitoids is...
Authors
Charles R. Bacon, Lanford H. Adami, Marvin A. Lanphere

Preliminary geologic map of the Puu Anahulu quadrangle, Hawaii Preliminary geologic map of the Puu Anahulu quadrangle, Hawaii

Vent deposits and lava flows from Hualalai Volcano and lava flows from Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea Volcanoes cover the Puu Anahulu 7 1/2-minute quadrangle. Hualalai's diffuse north-trending rift zone, marked by the large trachyte cone of Puu Waawaa and several basaltic spatter cones, is located mainly in the southwestern part of the quadrangle. Several Hualalai flows originated in the...
Authors
Richard B. Moore, David A. Clague, Wendy A. Bohrson, W. S. Wise

Guidebook for field trip to the Mount Bachelor-South Sister-Bend area, central Oregon High Cascades Guidebook for field trip to the Mount Bachelor-South Sister-Bend area, central Oregon High Cascades

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Authors
William E. Scott, Cynthia A. Gardner, Scott A. Lundstrom, Brittain E. Hill, Edward M. Taylor, Andrei M. Sarna-Wojcicki, Charles E. Meyer, John K. Nakata, J.L. Slate, P.C. Russell

Petrology of the zoned calcalkaline magma chamber of Mount Mazama, Crater Lake, Oregon Petrology of the zoned calcalkaline magma chamber of Mount Mazama, Crater Lake, Oregon

Evolution of the magma chamber at Mount Mazama involved repeated recharge by two types of andesite (high-Sr and low-Sr), crystal fractionation, crystal accumulation, assimilation, and magma mixing (Bacon and Druitt 1988). This paper addresses the modal compositions, textures, mineral chemistry and magmatic temperatures of (i) products of the 6845±50 BP climactic eruption, (ii) blocks of...
Authors
T. H. Druitt, C. R. Bacon
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