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[*] posted on 1-3-2014 at 17:44
Volcanic Ash


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" /> &mdash; 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" /> &mdash; coarse ash from USGS observation post (1); medium ash from Spokane, WA (2); fine ash from Yakima, WA (3)




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[*] posted on 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?




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[*] posted on 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.

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[*] posted on 2-3-2014 at 08:45
Meteorites & Tektites


Quote: Originally posted by TheChemiKid  
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&mdash;currently ten meteorite fragments and one Czech <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moldavite" target="_blank">moldavite</a> <img src="../scipics/_wiki.png" />&mdash;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&ndash;Pg (formerly 'K&ndash;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.




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[*] posted on 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.

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[EDIT] I don't collect either ash or meteorites, I might start though.



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[*] posted on 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:P
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