Scientific Results of Conduit Drilling in the Unzen Scientific Drilling Project (USDP)

Directional drilling at Unzen Volcano in Japan during mid of 2004 penetrated the magma conduit and successfully recovered samples of the lava dike that is believed to have fed the 1991–1995 eruption. The dike was sampled about 1.3 km below the volcano’s summit vent and is intruded into a broader con...

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Main Authors: S. Nakada, K. Uto, S. Sakuma, J. C. Eichelberger, H. Shimizu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2005-09-01
Series:Scientific Drilling
Online Access:http://www.sci-dril.net/1/18/2005/sd-1-18-2005.pdf