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The Yn tephra is a geologically recent tephra deposit that covers portions of the U.S. state of Washington and the Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Alberta.[1]

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  1. 11 relations: Alberta, British Columbia, Dacite, Global Volcanism Program, Mount St. Helens, Plinian eruption, Pumice, Smithsonian Institution, Tephra, United States Department of the Interior, Washington (state).

  2. Mount St. Helens
  3. Plinian eruptions
  4. Prehistoric volcanic events
  5. Tephra deposits
  6. VEI-6 eruptions
  7. Volcanic eruptions in the United States
  8. Volcanism of Washington (state)

Alberta

Alberta is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.

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British Columbia

British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada.

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Dacite

Dacite is a volcanic rock formed by rapid solidification of lava that is high in silica and low in alkali metal oxides.

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Global Volcanism Program

The Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program (GVP) documents Earth's volcanoes and their eruptive history over the past 10,000 years.

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Mount St. Helens

Mount St. Helens (known as Lawetlat'la to the indigenous Cowlitz people, and Loowit or Louwala-Clough to the Klickitat) is an active stratovolcano located in Skamania County, Washington, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.

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Plinian eruption

Plinian eruptions or Vesuvian eruptions are volcanic eruptions marked by their similarity to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, which destroyed the ancient Roman cities of Herculaneum and Pompeii. Yn tephra and Plinian eruption are Plinian eruptions.

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Pumice

Pumice, called pumicite in its powdered or dust form, is a volcanic rock that consists of extremely vesicular rough-textured volcanic glass, which may or may not contain crystals.

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Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian Institution, or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums, education and research centers, the largest such complex in the world, created by the U.S. government "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge." Founded on August 10, 1846, it operates as a trust instrumentality and is not formally a part of any of the three branches of the federal government.

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Tephra

Tephra is fragmental material produced by a volcanic eruption regardless of composition, fragment size, or emplacement mechanism.

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United States Department of the Interior

The United States Department of the Interior (DOI) is an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the management and conservation of most federal lands and natural resources.

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Washington (state)

Washington, officially the State of Washington, is the westernmost state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.

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See also

Mount St. Helens

Plinian eruptions

Prehistoric volcanic events

Tephra deposits

VEI-6 eruptions

Volcanic eruptions in the United States

Volcanism of Washington (state)

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yn_tephra

Also known as Yn Ash.