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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Anatahan
The two coalescing volcanoes forming the elongate, 9-km-long island of Anatahan in the central Mariana Islands are apparent in this aerial view from the south. The low point in the center of the island results in part from overlapping 2.3 x 5 km wide calderas, the largest in the Mariana Islands. The larger western caldera is 2.3 x 3 km wide and extends eastward from the 788-m-high summit of the western volcano (left). The volcano's first historical eruption in 2003 took place from a small crater within the 2-km-wide eastern caldera. Photo courtesy of U. S. Geological Survey, 1994.
Volcano Number:
284200
Volcano Name:
Anatahan
Country:
United States
Volcano Type:
Stratovolcano
Last Eruption:
2008 CE
Elevation:
790m
Tectonic Setting:
Subduction zone / Crustal thickness unknown
Pop. within 5km:
0
Pop. within 10km:
0
Pop. within 30km:
0
Pop. within 100km:
0
Latitude:
16.35
Longitude:
145.67
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Eruption Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Volcano Number
Volcano Name
Eruption Number
Activity Type
Explosivity Index Max
Explosivity Index Modifier
Activity Area
Activity Unit
Start Evidence Method
Start Date
End Date
284200
Anatahan
18535
Confirmed Eruption
3
East Crater
Historical Observations
2003/5/10
2003/7/12
284200
Anatahan
18536
Confirmed Eruption
3
?
East Crater
Historical Observations
2004/4/12
2005/9/3
284200
Anatahan
18537
Confirmed Eruption
2
East Crater
Historical Observations
2006/3/20
2006/6/26
284200
Anatahan
18538
Confirmed Eruption
2
Historical Observations
2007/11/27
2008/8/9
Emissions Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Emission ID
SO2 Kilotons
Start Date
End Date
173
494
2003/05/11
2003/06/13
174
2324.2
2005/04/05
2005/09/03
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Data from the Earthchem Library
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Author
Release Date
DOI
Link
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Fischer, Tobias
2020-11-21
10.1594/IEDA/111445
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Bulk rock data for Marianas arc tephra
Plank, Terry
2020-11-05
10.26022/IEDA/111736
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Data from the Earthchem Portal
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Sample ID
LINK
Source
DB
Method
Material
Rock Class
Rock Name
SiO
2
WT%
TiO
2
WT%
Al
2
O
3
WT%
Fe
2
O
3
WT%
Fe
2
O
3
Total
WT%
FeO
WT%
FeO Total
WT%
MnO
WT%
MgO
WT%
CaO
WT%
Na
2
O
WT%
K
2
O
WT%
P
2
O
5
WT%
LOI
WT%
H
2
O
WT%
Total
WT%
Ag
PPM
As
PPM
Ba
PPM
Be
PPM
Bi
PPM
Co
PPM
Cr
PPM
Cs
PPM
Cu
PPM
Dy
PPM
Ga
PPM
ge
PPM
In
PPM
Mo
PPM
Nb
PPM
Ni
PPM
Pb
PPM
Rb
PPM
Sb
PPM
Sc
PPM
Sn
PPM
Sr
PPM
Ti
PPM
U
PPM
V
PPM
W
PPM
Y
PPM
Zn
PPM
Zr
PPM
87
Sr /
86
Sr
RATIO
87
Rb /
86
Sr
RATIO
143
Nd /
144
Nd
RATIO
147
Sm /
144
Nd
RATIO
E Nd
RATIO
206
Pb /
204
Pb
RATIO
207
Pb /
204
Pb
RATIO
208
Pb /
204
Pb
RATIO
208
Pb /
206
Pb
RATIO
176
Hf /
177
Hf
RATIO
176
Lu /
177
Hf
RATIO
187
Re /
188
Os
RATIO
187
Re /
186
Os
RATIO
187
Os /
188
Os
RATIO
187
Os /
186
Os
RATIO
186
Os /
188
Os
RATIO
184
Os /
188
Os
RATIO
10
Be / Be
RATIO
10
Be /
9
Be
RATIO
206
Pb /
207
Pb
RATIO
FTM03-20C
DETAILS
INAA
Rock
Igneous Unknown Volcanic
Not-given
1.99
403
20.5
1.75
0.75
14.9
28.3
0.12
29.4
383
0.84
1.26
85.2
135
FTM03-20C
DETAILS
XRF
Rock
Igneous Unknown Volcanic
Not-given
60.55
0.94
15.62
1.4
7.14
0.22
2.11
5.78
4.12
1.4
0.31
99.59
FTM03-20C
DETAILS
EMP (EPMA)
Rock
Igneous Unknown Volcanic
Not-given
50.85
0.02
30.88
0.7
0
0.06
14.1
3.44
0.08
100
FTM03-20C
DETAILS
EMP (EPMA)
Rock
Igneous Unknown Volcanic
Not-given
54.08
0.02
28.78
0.79
0
0.08
11.86
4.82
0.14
100
FTM03-20C
DETAILS
EMP (EPMA)
Rock
Igneous Unknown Volcanic
Not-given
51.66
0.47
2.02
11.48
0.43
14.87
19.05
0.26
0.02
100
FTM03-20C
DETAILS
EMP (EPMA)
Rock
Igneous Unknown Volcanic
Not-given
53.17
0.27
1.09
20.02
0.69
23.36
1.84
0.04
0.01
100
104
DETAILS
XRF
Rock
Igneous Intermediate Volcanic
Andesite
61.23
0.93
15.6
8.33
0.22
2.1
5.7
4.18
1.42
0.28
99.99
399
20
2
65
4
3
28
24
356
115
39
105
108
ANAT-04_43
DETAILS
EMP (EPMA)
Rock
Igneous Unknown Volcanic
Not-given
56.3
0.98
15.67
10.77
0.24
3.13
7.51
3.24
1.24
0.2
99.28
ANAT-04_43
DETAILS
EMP (EPMA)
Rock
Igneous Unknown Volcanic
Not-given
37.32
28.1
33.62
0.16
99.2
ANAT5_LEACHED
DETAILS
SOSMS
Rock
Igneous Intermediate Volcanic
Andesite
0.703452
0.51298
18.803
15.564
38.411
1
DETAILS
NOT GIVEN
Rock
Igneous Mafic Volcanic
Tholeiite
52.3
0.88
18.4
7.6
3.1
0.05
4.3
8.9
3.2
0.55
0.09
99.37
5
DETAILS
XRF
Rock
Igneous Intermediate Volcanic
Andesite
61.13
0.93
15.47
8.51
0.23
2.14
5.72
4.16
1.43
0.29
100
419
19
4
50
4
0
28
26
351
110
39
109
108
FTM03-21-AA
DETAILS
INAA
Rock
Igneous Unknown Volcanic
Not-given
1.73
403
26.4
2.95
0.8
18.5
27
0.17
27.8
377
0.94
1.29
90.5
118
FTM03-21-AA
DETAILS
XRF
Rock
Igneous Unknown Volcanic
Not-given
58.63
0.9
15.27
1.36
6.95
0.22
2.08
5.86
3.93
1.35
0.29
96.84
FTM03-21-AA
DETAILS
EMP (EPMA)
Rock
Igneous Unknown Volcanic
Not-given
50.57
0.04
30.93
0.73
0.01
0.06
14.34
3.23
0.07
99.98
FTM03-21-AA
DETAILS
EMP (EPMA)
Rock
Igneous Unknown Volcanic
Not-given
52.96
0.04
29.04
0.65
0
0.06
12.39
4.33
0.12
99.59
FTM03-21-AA
DETAILS
EMP (EPMA)
Rock
Igneous Unknown Volcanic
Not-given
54.54
0.03
27.73
0.62
0.01
0.08
11.23
4.92
0.18
99.34
FTM03-21-AA
DETAILS
EMP (EPMA)
Rock
Igneous Unknown Volcanic
Not-given
56.96
0.05
26.5
0.92
0.01
0.04
9.38
5.86
0.24
99.96
FTM03-21-AA
DETAILS
EMP (EPMA)
Rock
Igneous Unknown Volcanic
Not-given
52.14
0.49
1.75
11.61
0.44
14.8
19.07
0.25
0.01
100
FTM03-21-AA
DETAILS
EMP (EPMA)
Rock
Igneous Unknown Volcanic
Not-given
51.64
0.44
1.9
11.15
0.44
14.99
19.13
0.26
0.01
99.96
FTM03-21-AA
DETAILS
EMP (EPMA)
Rock
Igneous Unknown Volcanic
Not-given
50.68
0.7
2.2
18.65
0.73
15.31
11.27
0.2
0.02
99.76
FTM03-21-AA
DETAILS
EMP (EPMA)
Rock
Igneous Unknown Volcanic
Not-given
51.8
0.43
1.33
22.12
0.89
18.09
4.77
0.08
0.01
99.52
FTM03-21-AA
DETAILS
EMP (EPMA)
Rock
Igneous Unknown Volcanic
Not-given
53.7
0.27
1.11
19.38
0.8
22.79
1.93
0.04
0.01
100
ANAT-04_44
DETAILS
EMP (EPMA)
Rock
Igneous Unknown Volcanic
Not-given
56.3
0.91
15.38
10.46
0.23
3.63
7.06
2.84
1.11
0.24
98.16
ANAT-04_44
DETAILS
EMP (EPMA)
Rock
Igneous Unknown Volcanic
Not-given
37.54
27.86
33.73
0.17
99.3
1
2
3
4
5
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Data from the SESAR Database
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IGSN
Object Name
Object Type
Object Class
Material
Field Name
Link
MGD0000IH
Anatahan: 04 ANAT-3
Individual Sample
Details
MGD0000JQ
West Beach 12
Individual Sample
Details
MGD0000IE
Anatahan: ANAT-26-02
Individual Sample
Details
MGD0000IG
Anatahan: 04 ANAT-2
Individual Sample
Details
MGD0000IF
Anatahan: 04 ANAT-1
Individual Sample
Details
MGD0000JR
West Beach 11
Individual Sample
Details
MGD0000JO
West Beach 06
Individual Sample
Details
MGD0000JN
West Beach 07
Individual Sample
Details
MGD0000JK
East Meadow 3
Individual Sample
Details
MGD0000JJ
East Meadow 2
Individual Sample
Details
MGD0000JI
East Meadow 1
Individual Sample
Details
KAK000034
04 ANAT-1
Specimen
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic>Mafic
Tephra
Details
MGD0000JM
West Beach 08
Individual Sample
Details
MGD0000II
Anatahan: 04 ANAT-4
Individual Sample
Details
MGD0000JL
East Meadow 4
Individual Sample
Details
MGD0000ID
Anatahan: ANAT-26-01
Individual Sample
Details
MGD0000JP
West Beach 05
Individual Sample
Details
MGD0000JS
West Beach 09
Individual Sample
Details
Data from the MaGa Database
Sorry. No data exist for this volcano in the MaGa database.