My apologies for the lack of updates lately, things have been extremely
busy here at the project. Not only have we continued to get lots of
rock core (now processed to a depth of 1848 ft), but today we also
hosted some expert guest volcanologists. Researchers from the Hawaii
Volcano Observatory and the University of Hawaii at Manoa came to look
at and help us interpret the rock.
Dr. Don Swanson was able to examine the finely bedded material
that I had identified earlier on this blog as ash, and determine that it
was actually a windblown sand deposit. The characteristics of that
sand were much like what he has seen in the field from sand dunes at
Kilauea volcano.
Additionally, volcanologists Frank Trusdell and Dr. Nicole Lautze also provided valuable insight
into the complex history of glaciation on Mauna Kea and the
characteristics of different types of explosive fall deposits that we
have sampled during this drilling project. I would like to extend a
sincere mahalo to all these visitors for their help and support, we now
have a much better understanding of the complexities shown in the rocks
we've recovered. We look forward to your continued involvement in this
project!
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