Geochemical characterization of marker tephra layers from major Holocene eruptions, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia

• Published in: International Geology Review
• Main Authors: Kyle Philip R., Ponomareva Vera V., Rourke Schluep Rachelle
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: 38.29.03 Методы исследований в стратиграфии; 38.37.25 Вулканология; Авачинский; Ильинский; Карымский; Хангар; Ходутка; Кизимен; Ксудач; Курильское озеро; Опала; Шивелуч; Толмачев Дол; Attu Island; Kamchatka Peninsula; Uka; Attu; Bering Island; Kamchatka
• Online Access: http://repo.kscnet.ru/527/; https://doi.org/10.1080/00206810903442162

Kamchatka Peninsula is one of the most active volcanic regions in the world. Many Holocene explosive eruptions have resulted in widespread dispersal of tephra-fall deposits. The largest layers have been mapped and dated by the 14C method. The tephra provide valuable stratigraphic markers that constr...