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The 2022 Activity of Ebeko Volcano: The Mechanism and Ejecta

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This paper provides information on the 2022 eruptive activity of Ebeko Volcano. Phreatic explosions had been occurring in the crater lake from January 22 to June 13 due to water seepage through a plug in the upper part of the magma conduit with subsequent boiling. Vulcanian type explosions started since June 14 and dried the lake. The ash particle-size distribution changed toward smaller sizes. Petrographic, mineralogical, and geochemical studies of the tephra define this period as a phreatomagmatic eruption based on the presence of fresh juvenile material. Interaction between magma and waters of the Ebeko hydrothermal system results in its depletion in alkali and enrichment in silica. We hypothesize that the formation of amorphous water-bearing silica in the form of numerous segregations and its subsequent dehydration can favor the volcano’s explosive activity.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We thank L.V. Kotenko (Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences) and T.V. Smirnova (Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Siberian Branch, RAS) for constant participation and active help in sampling work and studies at Ebeko Volcano itself. Great help in microanalytical studies was rendered by the Head of the X-Ray Spectroscopy Laboratory, Institute of Geology and Mineralogy SB RAS, Cand. Sci. (Geol.–Mineral.) N.S. Karmanov. We are grateful to the reviewers for constructive criticism and valuable remarks that have considerably improved this paper.

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The volcanological part of this work was performed for research topic no. FWEW-2019-0001 of the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology FEB RAS “Multidisciplinary Study of Large Unique Geothermal Systems, Heat Sources and Metal-Bearing Fluids”. The mineralogical, geochemical, and petrographic analyses were supported by the Russian Science Foundation, project no. 20-17-00075.

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Kotenko, T.A., Smirnov, S.Z. & Timina, T.Y. The 2022 Activity of Ebeko Volcano: The Mechanism and Ejecta. J. Volcanolog. Seismol. 17, 259–277 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0742046323700264

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