Donna M. Fuss

Publication Date

1986

Document Type

Dissertation/Thesis

First Advisor

Walker, James Allen, 1952-

Degree Name

M.S. (Master of Science)

Legacy Department

Department of Geology

LCSH

Ignimbrite--Chile; Sedimentation and deposition--Chile

Abstract

The sedimentological characteristics of the San Andres ignimbrite relate information of the preemptive, eruptive and depositional conditions during a large explosive volcanic eruption. Grain size analysis was accomplished by sieving the coarser fractions and pipetting the finer fractions. Separation of the pumice, crystal and lithic components coarser than 1 phi (1/2 mm) were done to examine the grading of the components . Beta quartz and biotite zonation within the ignimbrite supports the existence of a zoned magma chamber. The San Andres ignimbrite was deposited as a pyroclastic flow from a large-volume, high eruption column. The flow was highly fluidized, based on the presence of coarse-tail grading, reverse grading of pumice, normal grading of lithics and lithic-rich breccia lenses. The flow moved by laminar flow based on the preservation of the mineralogic zonations; however, turbulence did occur locally. The formation of some of the lithic breccia concentrations was due to the occurrence of hydraulic jumps.

Comments

Bibliography: pages [89]-94.

Extent

ix, 100 pages

Language

eng

Publisher

Northern Illinois University

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