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Pyroclastic deposits from Sarychev Peak, Matua Island discharged in June 2009

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We report the first results from a study of pyroclastic material discharged by Sarychev Peak in June 2009 (Matua I., Kuril Is.). We describe the deposits of pyroclastic flows and pyroclastic surges, the ash deposited from the plume of pyroclastic flows, and tephra.

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Original Russian Text © A.V. Degterev, 2011, published in Vulkanologiya i Seismologiya, 2011, No. 4, pp. 60–68.

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Degterev, A.V. Pyroclastic deposits from Sarychev Peak, Matua Island discharged in June 2009. J. Volcanolog. Seismol. 5, 278–285 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0742046311040026

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