I'm curious; does anyone else here collect volcanic ash?
My collection so far:
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_eruption_of_Gr%C3%ADmsv%C3%B6tn" target="_blank">Grímsvötn 2011</a> <img
src="../scipics/_wiki.png" />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_eruptions_of_Eyjafjallaj%C3%B6kull" target="_blank">Eyjafjallajökull 2010</a> <img
src="../scipics/_wiki.png" /> — ash from April 29th, 2010 at the <a
href="http://www.latimes.com/la-0420-pin01_l16m3rnc,0,2546232.photo#axzz2ulOmdLaQ" target="_blank">Steinar farm</a> <img
src="../scipics/_ext.png" />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_eruption_of_Mount_St._Helens" target="_blank">Mt. St. Helens 1980</a> <img
src="../scipics/_wiki.png" /> — coarse ash from USGS observation post (1); medium ash from Spokane, WA (2); fine ash from Yakima, WA (3)TheChemiKid - 1-3-2014 at 18:25
I have the same Mt. St. Helens 1980 collection, nothing else besides that.
I don't actually collect ash though.
Would there be any sulfur containing compounds in the ash?Zyklon-A - 1-3-2014 at 19:04
Cool! I was researching about volcanic ash just a while ago.
No, I actualy don't have any myself, but my dad was in Washington when Mount St. Helens erupted. He has a jar with over 8 lbs of ash, which he
collected himself. He had climbed the mountain just weeks before the eruption took place.
[EDIT] Typo.
Would there be sulfur containing compounds in the ash?
Would there be any? Yes. Are they significant? Not
really (<a href="http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/ash/properties.html" target="_blank">USGS ref.</a> <img src="../scipics/_ext.png" />,
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanic_ash" target="_blank">Wikipedia ref.</a> <img src="../scipics/_wiki.png" />. Are they worth extracting for amateur laboratory use? Definitely not.
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I suppose volcanic ash collecting is a little obscure; so how about <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteorite"
target="_blank">meteorites</a> <img src="../scipics/_wiki.png" /> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tektite"
target="_blank">tektites</a> <img src="../scipics/_wiki.png" />; does anyone else here collect them?
I only have a humble collection—currently ten meteorite fragments and one Czech <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moldavite"
target="_blank">moldavite</a> <img src="../scipics/_wiki.png" />—but am awaiting the arrival of another meteorite and tektite
in the mail. I've already posted photos of <a href="viewthread.php?tid=14644&goto=search&pid=297682">three of my specimens</a>,
but could try to take photos of the others if anyone's interested. Likewise, I'd really enjoy seeing photos and reading details of others'
collections.
I'm also fascinated by other <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impactite" target="_blank">impactites</a> <img
src="../scipics/_wiki.png" />, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tephra" target="_blank">tephra</a> <img
src="../scipics/_wiki.png" />, and the like. I recently tried to get a sample of some <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cretaceous%E2%80%93Paleogene_boundary" target="_blank">K–Pg (formerly 'K–T')
boundary</a> <img src="../scipics/_wiki.png" /> material from Agost, Spain, but missed my opportunity. Surely I'm not the only one
interested, so please feel free to share anything related.Zyklon-A - 2-3-2014 at 12:59
Here's my dad's Mt. St. Helens ash.
Doesn't really look very interesting, looks just like fireplace ash.
[EDIT] I don't collect either ash or meteorites, I might start though.
[Edited on 2-3-2014 by Zyklonb]cyanureeves - 2-3-2014 at 13:59
i got a small spice bottle full of mt. st.helen ash and wonder if it might have a bit of Cobain in them
. Are they worth extracting for amateur laboratory use? Definitely not.