Dating Chaos Jumbles, an avalanche-deposit in Lassen Volcanic National Park [Calif]
Heath JP. 1959. Dating Chaos Jumbles, an avalanche-deposit in Lassen Volcanic National Park [Calif]. American Journal of Science. 257(7):537-538
Counts of tree-rings were employed to date a major avalanche deposit. This technique required the evaluation of assumptions as to delays in seeding and errors in coring. The data suggest a date of origin between 1684 and 1696.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Heath, James
- Units
- LAVO
- Keywords
- biodiversity, core, Dating, Dendrochronology, Physical Sciences, plug dome, Rockfalls, tree rings