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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Novarupta
A 65-m-high, 380-m-wide lava dome lies within a circular ejecta ring and caps the 1912 vent of Novarupta volcano. A 60-hour-long eruption beginning on June 6, 1912, the Earth's largest eruption during the 20th century, produced The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes ash-flow deposit, which forms the flat ground at the right. The face of Falling Mountain, behind Novarupta dome, was sheared off by a 2-km-wide collapse around the Novarupta vent. This view from the NE shows snow-capped Mageik volcano in the background. Photo by Tom Miller (U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Volcano Observatory).
Volcano Number:
312180
Volcano Name:
Novarupta
Country:
United States
Volcano Type:
Caldera
Last Eruption:
1912 CE
Elevation:
841m
Tectonic Setting:
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Pop. within 5km:
0
Pop. within 10km:
0
Pop. within 30km:
0
Pop. within 100km:
667
Latitude:
58.27
Longitude:
-155.157
Details
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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
312180
Novarupta
20243
Confirmed Eruption
6
Historical Observations
1912/6/6
1912
Emissions Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Sorry. No emissions data found for this volcano.
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Data from the Earthchem Library
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Data from the Earthchem Portal
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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
F009776
DETAILS
XRF
Rock
Igneous Felsic Plutonic
Dacite
65.1
0.65
15.5
0.11
1.94
4.59
4.14
1.74
0.15
93.92
F009777
DETAILS
XRF
Rock
Igneous Intermediate Plutonic
Andesite
63.4
0.63
15.4
0.11
2.12
4.75
3.79
1.7
0.15
92.05
F009778
DETAILS
XRF
Rock
Igneous Felsic Plutonic
Dacite
65.8
0.68
15.2
0.11
1.96
4.31
4.1
1.76
0.09
94.01
F009779
DETAILS
XRF
Rock
Igneous Intermediate Plutonic
Andesite
62
0.72
16.1
0.13
2.88
5.87
3.88
1.48
0.15
93.21
F009780
DETAILS
XRF
Rock
Igneous Felsic Plutonic
Dacite
63.8
0.66
15.8
0.12
2.35
5.22
3.96
1.68
0.14
93.73
F009781
DETAILS
XRF
Rock
Igneous Felsic Plutonic
Dacite
63.4
0.68
15.7
0.12
2.4
5.16
3.99
1.63
0.16
93.24
F009785
DETAILS
XRF
Rock
Igneous Intermediate Plutonic
Andesite
63.2
0.8
16.4
0.13
1.98
5
4.41
1.31
0.21
93.44
F009786
DETAILS
XRF
Rock
Igneous Intermediate Plutonic
Andesite
64.8
0.66
15.8
0.12
1.97
4.78
4.18
1.54
0.16
94.01
M138568
DETAILS
NAA
Rock
Igneous Felsic Plutonic
Rhyolite
914
0.638
0.9
2.58
64
7.36
2.3
46.2
160
M138568
DETAILS
TITR
Rock
Igneous Felsic Plutonic
Rhyolite
0.87
0.87
M138568
DETAILS
XRF
Rock
Igneous Felsic Plutonic
Rhyolite
75.4
0.17
12.3
0.052
0.93
4.27
3.15
0.02
96.292
945
61
51
28
30
125.8
M138569
DETAILS
NAA
Rock
Igneous Felsic Plutonic
Dacite
570
10.5
7.5
1.4
36
16.5
1.5
72.2
120
M138569
DETAILS
TITR
Rock
Igneous Felsic Plutonic
Dacite
2.97
2.97
M138569
DETAILS
XRF
Rock
Igneous Felsic Plutonic
Dacite
64.1
0.64
15.5
0.109
1.7
4.53
4.24
1.83
0.14
92.789
567
34
255
94
26
50
170.2
M138570
DETAILS
NAA
Rock
Igneous Felsic Plutonic
Dacite
508
10.6
7.9
1.5
37
15.9
1.4
71.7
170
M138570
DETAILS
TITR
Rock
Igneous Felsic Plutonic
Dacite
3.04
3.04
M138570
DETAILS
XRF
Rock
Igneous Felsic Plutonic
Dacite
62.8
0.66
15.3
0.116
1.86
4.69
3.85
1.76
0.12
91.156
549
28
255
94
14
48
162.8
M138571
DETAILS
NAA
Rock
Igneous Intermediate Plutonic
Andesite
470
18.1
36
1.1
28
23.8
1.2
79.9
180
M138571
DETAILS
TITR
Rock
Igneous Intermediate Plutonic
Andesite
3.8
3.8
M138571
DETAILS
XRF
Rock
Igneous Intermediate Plutonic
Andesite
58.1
0.72
16.8
0.134
3.44
7.28
3.25
1.29
0.12
91.134
405
34
21
323
176
11
62
96.2
M138572
DETAILS
NAA
Rock
Igneous Intermediate Plutonic
Andesite
460
19.3
33.2
1.1
34
24.3
1.4
86.3
220
M138572
DETAILS
TITR
Rock
Igneous Intermediate Plutonic
Andesite
3.85
3.85
M138572
DETAILS
XRF
Rock
Igneous Intermediate Plutonic
Andesite
58.1
0.71
16.9
0.136
3.61
7.28
3.6
1.29
0.13
91.756
414
27.2
23
331.5
174
8
58
111
M138573
DETAILS
NAA
Rock
Igneous Intermediate Plutonic
Andesite
520
17.8
28.3
1.1
28
23.6
1.5
7
85.3
180
M138573
DETAILS
TITR
Rock
Igneous Intermediate Plutonic
Andesite
4.1
4.1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
. . .
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Object Name
Object Type
Object Class
Material
Field Name
Link
NHB006L2J
NMNH 116509-1 (PET)
Individual Sample
Mineral>Glass
Glass
Details
NHB006L2S
NMNH 116509-10 (PET)
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous
Andesite
Details
NHB006L2U
NMNH 116509-12 (PET)
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous
Basalt
Details
NHB006L2V
NMNH 116509-13 (PET)
Individual Sample
Mineral>Glass
Glass
Details
NHB006L2W
NMNH 116509-14 (PET)
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous
Basalt
Details
NHB006L2Y
NMNH 116509-16 (PET)
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous
Obsidian
Details
NHB006L2Z
NMNH 116509-17 (PET)
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous
Rhyolite with tridymite
Details
NHB006L32
NMNH 116509-20 (PET)
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous
Obsidian
Details
NHB006L34
NMNH 116509-22 (PET)
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous
Lava
Details
NHB006L35
NMNH 116509-23 (PET)
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous
Quartz-porphyry
Details
NHB006L37
NMNH 116509-25 (PET)
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous
Dacite
Details
NHB006L2M
NMNH 116509-4 (PET)
Individual Sample
Mineral>Glass
Glass
Details
NHB006L2N
NMNH 116509-5 (PET)
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous
Quartz-porphyry
Details
NHB006L2P
NMNH 116509-7 (PET)
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous
Trachyte
Details
NHB006L2Q
NMNH 116509-8 (PET)
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous
Tuff
Details
NHB006M9L
NMNH 116550-1 (PET)
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous
Pumice
Details
NHB006M9O
NMNH 116550-4 (PET)
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous
Tuffaceous-sand
Details
NHB006M9P
NMNH 116550-5 (PET)
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous
Tuffaceous-sand
Details
NHB006M9T
NMNH 116550-9 (PET)
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous
Pumice
Details
NHB006O0Q
NMNH 116660-2 (PET)
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous
Andesite-dacite pumice
Details
NHB006O0T
NMNH 116660-5 (PET)
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous
Rhyolite pumice
Details
NHB006XGF
NMNH 117259-1 (PET)
Individual Sample
Mineral>Other
Fumarole deposit
Details
NHB006XGW
NMNH 117259-18 (PET)
Individual Sample
Mineral>Other
Fumarole deposit with opal and pyrite
Details
NHB006XH3
NMNH 117259-25 (PET)
Individual Sample
Mineral>Other
Fumarole deposit
Details
IRMP00GRG
KM028-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
JAB00001K
KM030-C
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Tuff
Details
IRMP00GDR
KM035-B
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
JAB000012
KM018-B
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Tuff
Details
JAB000011
KM018-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Tuff
Details
JAB00001N
KM032-B
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Tuff
Details
JAB00001O
KM033-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Tuff
Details
JAB00001C
KM025-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Tuff
Details
JAB00001D
KM025-B
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Tuff
Details
JAB00001H
KM028-D
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Tuff
Details
JAB00001I
KM030-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Tuff
Details
JAB00001J
KM030-B
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Tuff
Details
JAB00001L
KM031-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Tuff
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JAB00001G
KM027-B
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Tuff
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JAB00001F
KM027-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Tuff
Details
JAB00001E
KM026-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Tuff
Details
JAB00001B
KM024-B
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Tuff
Details
JAB00001A
KM024-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Tuff
Details
JAB000019
KM023-B
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Tuff
Details
JAB000018
KM023-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Tuff
Details
JAB000017
KM022-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Tuff
Details
JAB000016
KM021-B
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Tuff
Details
JAB000015
KM021-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Tuff
Details
JAB000014
KM020-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Tuff
Details
JAB000013
KM019-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Tuff
Details
IRMP00GDQ
KM038-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
IRMP00GDL
KM039-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
IRMP00GDN
KM041-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
IRMP00GDM
KM040-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
IRMP00GDP
KM037-B
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
IRMP00GDV
KM037-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
IRMP00GDU
KM036-B
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
IRMP00GDS
KM036-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
IRMP00GDT
KM034-B
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
IRMP00GMU
KM034-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
IRMP00GMT
KM033-B
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
IRMP00GRK
KM032-C
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
IRMP00GRJ
KM029-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
IRMP00GRI
KM028-C
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
JAB00001M
KM032-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Tuff
Details
IRMP00GMV
KM035-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
IRMP00GRH
KM028-B
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
IEACG001F
81ASH017
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous
andesite
Details
NHB006L38
NMNH 116509-26 (PET)
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous
Rhyolite
Details
NHB005J1U
NMNH 111123-1277 (PET)
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous
Augite aleutite
Details
IRMP00GRT
KM059-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
IRMP00GRM
KM052-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
IRMP00GRU
KM060-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
IRMP00GE2
KM065-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
IRMP00GE1
KM064-D
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
IRMP00GN1
KM064-C
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
IRMP00GN0
KM064-B
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
IRMP00GMZ
KM064-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
IRMP00GRX
KM063-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
IRMP00GRW
KM062-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
IRMP00GRV
KM061-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
IRMP00GRS
KM058-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
IRMP00GRQ
KM057-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
IRMP00GRR
KM056-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
IRMP00GRP
KM055-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
IRMP00GE0
KM050-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
IRMP00GDZ
KM049-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
IRMP00GMY
KM048-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
IRMP00GMX
KM047-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
IRMP00GDY
KM046-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
IRMP00GDX
KM045-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
IRMP00GFO
KM044-B
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
IRMP00GMW
KM044-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
IRMP00GRO
KM054-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
IRMP00GRN
KM053-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
NHB006XGU
NMNH 117259-16 (PET)
Individual Sample
Mineral>Other
Fumarole deposit
Details
IRMP00GN3
KM064-F
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
IRMP00GN2
KM064-E
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
NHB006L36
NMNH 116509-24 (PET)
Individual Sample
Mineral>Glass
Glass
Details
IRMP00GN4
KM064-G
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
IRMP00GFP
KM043-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
IRMP00GDW
KM042-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
IRMP00GRL
KM051-A
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic
Details
NHB006XGK
NMNH 117259-6 (PET)
Individual Sample
Mineral>Other
Fumarole deposit with pumice
Details
NHB006XHI
NMNH 117259-40 (PET)
Individual Sample
Mineral>Other
Fumarole deposit
Details
NHB006L2T
NMNH 116509-11 (PET)
Individual Sample
Mineral>Glass
Glass
Details
NHB006M9M
NMNH 116550-2 (PET)
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous
Pumice
Details
NHB006L30
NMNH 116509-18 (PET)
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous
Tuff
Details
NHB006L31
NMNH 116509-19 (PET)
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous
Basalt
Details
NHB006L2K
NMNH 116509-2 (PET)
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous
Syenite
Details
NHB006L33
NMNH 116509-21 (PET)
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous
Granite
Details
NHB006L2L
NMNH 116509-3 (PET)
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous
Pumice
Details
NHB006L2O
NMNH 116509-6 (PET)
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous
Andesite
Details
NHB006L2R
NMNH 116509-9 (PET)
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous
Pumice
Details
NHB006XGV
NMNH 117259-17 (PET)
Individual Sample
Mineral>Other
Fumarole deposit with salt and opal
Details
NHB006O0P
NMNH 116660-1 (PET)
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous
Andesite-dacite pumice
Details
NHB006XHM
NMNH 117259-44 (PET)
Individual Sample
Mineral>Other
Fumarole deposit
Details
NHB006XGG
NMNH 117259-2 (PET)
Individual Sample
Mineral>Other
Fumarole deposit
Details
NHB006M9N
NMNH 116550-3 (PET)
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous
Pumice
Details
Data from the MaGa Database
Sorry. No data exist for this volcano in the MaGa database.