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Mazama Ash Distribution of the Mazama Ash, released by the eruption of Mount Mazama about 7,700 years ago that produced Crater Lake in Oregon. The caldera beneath the mountain collapsed, leaving a volcanic depression some 8 km (5 miles) wide and 1.6 km (1 mile) deep, in which the lake formed.

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Mazama Ash, volcanic ash deposit widely distributed in the northwestern United States and southwestern Canada. The ash was released by the eruption of Mount Mazama, the event that produced Crater Lake in Oregon, after the caldera beneath the mountain collapsed leaving a volcanic depression some 8 km (5 miles) wide and 1.6 km (1 mile) deep.

The eruption was a cataclysmic event dated at about 7,700 years ago. Large deposits of pumice were added to the flanks of Mount Mazama, while finer material was blown over great distances by the winds.

The widespread distribution of the Mazama Ash has made it useful in archaeological studies as a horizon, or time, marker. Studies of sediments formed in relation to the ash deposits suggest that the ash formed at a time when generally drier climates prevailed in the regions in which the ash occurs. The mineralogical composition of the ash is distinctive and allows it to be distinguished from other volcanic ash deposits.

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by John P. Rafferty.