Clast sizes in terrestrial and Martian ignimbrite lag deposits

Details Clast sizes in terrestrial and Martian ignimbrite lag deposits Clast sizes in terrestrial and Martian ignimbrite lag deposits

Oct 1990

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Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 95, Oct. 10, 1990, p. 17309-17314. Research supported by the University o

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Geomorphology, Mars Craters, Mars Surface, Mars Volcanoes, Topography, Earth Movements, Fluid Flow, Magma, Models, Volcanology

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A theoretical model for predicting the sizes of clasts which may be expected in proximal ignimbrite deposits on the earth and Mars is developed. The model can provide an explanation of the eruption mechanism. It takes into account the inside and outside conditions of a vent from which a large-scale pyroclastic flow takes place. The drag forces exerted by the dusty gas on relatively large clasts are also taken into account. The sizes of the largest clasts that contribute to a proximal lag breccia deposit can thus be deduced. The analysis has shown that the pressure at the surface vent level in an ignimbrite-forming eruption is independent of the planetary atmospheric pressure; the gravity and vent size then become the major factors controlling the size of the largest clast which can be erupted.

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