Volcaniclastic Sedimentation in Lacustrine Settings (PDF)

This volume presents a unique compendium of papers assessing the
effects of volcanism on lakes, as recorded by the volcaniclastic
sediments deposited within them. The unifying theme is that the
effects of volcanism on lacustrine sedimentation are diverse and
distinctive, and that volcaniclastic lacustrine sediments hold the
key to understanding a range of processes and events that cannot be
readily addressed by the study of any non-volcanic lakes.

Thirteen papers, with authors from nine countries, examine both
modern and ancient eruption-affected lacustrine deposits. Volcanic
eruptions affect lakes and their deposits in many ways, and these
papers evaluate processes and products of volcanic eruptions within
lakes, of tectonically impounded lakes strongly influenced by
volcanism, of eruption-impounded lakes and of general factors
controlling sedimentation of vitric ash and pumice.
Tephrastratigraphic studies also take advantage of the exceptional
preservation of thin laminae in quiet lakes to precisely date
episodes in the evolution of long-lived lakes and their catchment
areas, and to understand how volcanism affects normal lacustrine
processes.

The volume as a whole is an unparalleled source of information
on all aspects of the physical sedimentary results of volcanism in
lacustrine settings, and serves as a complement to other studies
concerned primarily with thermal and geochemical characteristics of
lakes within volcanic craters.

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