Rhyolite lapilli tuff
Virtual Museum ID: 19-V2-06a
Specimen Summary
heterolithic, 40% clasts are hematitic red, grey and off-white in pink matrix; lapilli refers to angular clasts to thumb size; these units form beneath, over and peripheral to the main ash-flow unit; may be coarse to well-bedded; many are air-fall units associated with an explosive event; size distribution is a crude indication of proximity to source
Specimen Data
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Collection Details
Original Collection:
Smithers Exploration Group (SEG)Sub Collection:
Explosive Silicic VolcanicsCollection ID:
V2-06aVirtual Museum ID:
19-V2-06aAccessibility:
Date Added to VM:
2019-02-20Location Information
Sample Origin:
SEG is locationSpecific Site:
unknownUTM Easting:
618466UTM Northing:
6071559Datum:
09 (NAD 83)Coordinate Accuracy:
Specimen Details
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