The Tianchi volcano in the Changbai Mountains is located on the boundary between China and North Korea.There are many times of eruptions of the Tianchi volcano during the Holocene.One of its large eruptions occurred a...The Tianchi volcano in the Changbai Mountains is located on the boundary between China and North Korea.There are many times of eruptions of the Tianchi volcano during the Holocene.One of its large eruptions occurred around 1000 years ago dated by ^(14)C method and historical records.Composition of products of the largest Tianchi volcanic eruption studied is characterized by comendi-tic Plinian fallout and unwelded ignimbrite,which are mainly distributed in China and North Korea.Caldera is about 4.4 km long and 3.4 km wide,which had filled with water(e.g.Tianchi Lake).The Tianchi volcanic cone is about 2700 m high above sea level.The Tianchi Lake is located on the summit of the volcanic cone,that is also highest peak of the Changbai Mountains in northeastern China.This study analyzed Cl,F,S and H_(2)O concentrations of melt inclusions in the phenocryst min-erals(anorthoclase and quartz)and co-existing matrix glasses using the electron microprobe and estimated environmental effect of Tianchi volcanic gases.The authors proposed a new method to evaluate future eruption of active volcano and estimate potential volcanic hazards based on contents of volatile emissions.Using this method,we made a perspective of future volcanic hazard in this region.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.40372045)the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.KZCX3-SW-145)the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.KZCX3-SW-145).
文摘The Tianchi volcano in the Changbai Mountains is located on the boundary between China and North Korea.There are many times of eruptions of the Tianchi volcano during the Holocene.One of its large eruptions occurred around 1000 years ago dated by ^(14)C method and historical records.Composition of products of the largest Tianchi volcanic eruption studied is characterized by comendi-tic Plinian fallout and unwelded ignimbrite,which are mainly distributed in China and North Korea.Caldera is about 4.4 km long and 3.4 km wide,which had filled with water(e.g.Tianchi Lake).The Tianchi volcanic cone is about 2700 m high above sea level.The Tianchi Lake is located on the summit of the volcanic cone,that is also highest peak of the Changbai Mountains in northeastern China.This study analyzed Cl,F,S and H_(2)O concentrations of melt inclusions in the phenocryst min-erals(anorthoclase and quartz)and co-existing matrix glasses using the electron microprobe and estimated environmental effect of Tianchi volcanic gases.The authors proposed a new method to evaluate future eruption of active volcano and estimate potential volcanic hazards based on contents of volatile emissions.Using this method,we made a perspective of future volcanic hazard in this region.
