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2008

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Timing And Nature Of Post-Collapse Sedimentation In Kulshan Caldera, North Cascades, Washington, Dennis M. (Dennis Martin) Feeney Jan 2008

Timing And Nature Of Post-Collapse Sedimentation In Kulshan Caldera, North Cascades, Washington, Dennis M. (Dennis Martin) Feeney

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Sedimentary rocks found in the 4.5 x 8 km Kulshan caldera of the Mount Baker volcanic field in the North Cascades, WA, indicate that the post-collapse basin hosted a lacustrine environment shortly after the initial collapse at 1.149 Ma (Hildreth, 1996). The sedimentary rocks of the 14 Goat area in Kulshan caldera are well-preserved in 124 meters of stratigraphic exposure. Blocks of wall rock debris in the lower stratigraphy show instability in the caldera wall. Intermediate and late stages are mainly turbidites composed primarily of sediments derived from extra-caldera ignimbrite. From these 1 interpret the 14 Goat area of Kulshan …


Characterizing Surface Deformation From 1981 To 2007 On Mount Baker Volcano, Washington, Brendan E. Hodge Jan 2008

Characterizing Surface Deformation From 1981 To 2007 On Mount Baker Volcano, Washington, Brendan E. Hodge

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Surface deformation studies at active volcanoes are used to detect changes to magmatic source regions beneath the volcano. At Mount Baker, Washington, continued elevated gas (CO2 and H2S) and heat flux from fumaroles in Sherman Crater indicate the presence of a degassing magma reservoir. Campaign geographic positioning system surveys in 2006 and 2007 provide slope distance measurements of all 19 trilateration lines on Mount Baker. These data are compared with previous slope distance measurements acquired in 1981 and 1983 with electronic distance measurement. The results indicate that surface deformation has occurred on Mount Baker during the last …