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Abstract
This paper presents the results of a study of sublimates (mineral deposits from volcanic gases) that have been collected in silica tubes placed at high-temperature vents in the Eastern Fumarolic Field of Avachinsky Volcano, Kamchatka in 2013–2023. The ICP-MS and ICP-AES methods were used to obtain the concentration distributions for 62 elements throughout the tube lengths, i.e., along the temperature gradient. A total of 35 sublimate phases corresponding to naturally occurring minerals have been identified, in addition to 7 sublimate phases for which there are no naturally occurring analogues, or they are still unknown. The overall mineral sequence with decreasing temperature is as follows: Na and K halogenides; Na, K, and Ca sulphates; sulfides; As–S amorphous glass, and Tl, Pb, and Bi halogenides. The most abundant phases are As–S glass, SiO2 (cristobalite), NaCl, KCl, Na2SO4‒K2SO4; rare phases: KCdCl3, K2Pb(SO4)2, Tl(I, Cl, Br), Pb2Tl(Cl, I, Br)5, PbTl3(Cl, I, Br)5, Pb(Cl, I, Br)2, Tl3BiI6, ReS2, the sulfides of Pb–Zn–Cd–In and AgI.
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Journal of Volcanology and Seismology publishes theoretical and experimental studies, communications, and reports on volcanic, seismic, geodynamic, and magmatic processes occurring in the areas of island arcs and other active regions of the Earth. In particular, the journal looks at present-day land and submarine volcanic activity; Neogene–Quaternary volcanism; mechanisms of plutonic activity; the geochemistry of volcanic and postvolcanic processes; geothermal systems in volcanic regions; and seismological monitoring. In addition, the journal surveys earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and techniques for predicting them.