Obsidian hydration dates glacial loading?
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By: I. Friedman, K. L. Pierce, J. D. Obradovich, and W.D. Long
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Abstract
Three different groups of hydration rinds have been measured on thin sections of obsidian from Obsidian Cliff, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming . The average thickness of the thickest (oldest) group of hydration rinds is 16.3 micrometers and can be related to the original emplacement of the flow 176,000 years ago (potassium-argon age). In addition to these original surfaces, most thin sections show cracks and surfaces which have average hydration rind thicknesses of 14.5 and 7.9 micrometers. These later two hydration rinds compare closely in thickness with those on obsidian pebbles in the Bull Lake and Pinedale terminal moraines in the West Yellowstone Basin, which are 14 to 15 and 7 to 8 micrometers thick, respectively. The later cracks are thought to have been formed by glacial loading during the Bull Lake and Pinedale glaciations, when an estimated 800 meters of ice covered the Obsidian Cliff flow.
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Friedman, I., Pierce, K.L., Obradovich, J.D., and Long, W., 1973, Obsidian hydration dates glacial loading?: Science, v. 180, no. 4087, p. 733-734, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.180.4087.733.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Obsidian hydration dates glacial loading? |
| Series title | Science |
| DOI | 10.1126/science.180.4087.733 |
| Volume | 180 |
| Issue | 4087 |
| Year Published | 1973 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| Description | 2 p. |
| First page | 733 |
| Last page | 734 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wyoming |
| Other Geospatial | Yellowstone National Park |