霧島火山新燃岳2008年8月22日噴火の噴出物

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A phreatic eruption occurred on August 22, 2008 from Shinmoedake Volcano, one of the members of Kirishima volcanic group, Kyushu, southwestern Japan. Some explosive craters and eruption fissures aligning in E-W direction for 800 meters were formed inside the summit crater and the western flank of Shinmoedake Volcano. These craters produced clay-rich tephra, consisting of non-juvenile lithic fragments with various degree of hydrothermal alteration. Ballistic blocks distribute in an area within 800 meters from the main crater. The total volume of the tephra produced this eruption is evaluated as 2×10^8kg. Distribution of the tephra indicates that the main source of the tephra is S-17 crater, which is the largest crater located at the center of the crater chain. More than 70% of the tephra deposit inside the area within 1km from the craters, suggesting the low height of the eruption cloud. Absence of the juvenile materials suggests that this eruption was phreatic caused by a rapid release of steam from the hydrothermal system beneath Shinmoedake Volcano.
2010-02-27