1902 eruption of Santa Maria
 

1903

1902 fall deposit

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This eruption was volumetrically 7-9 times larger than the dome volume since. We consider that dacite eruption to be the prelude to Santiaguito and closely related.  It is also one of the very largest in the 20th century, with a global impact.

1902 Eruption of Santa María

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Sapper, K., Die vulkanischen Ereignisse in Mittelamerika in Jahre 1902, Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie Geologie un Palontologie, 1, 39, 1904.

Williams S N, Self S, 1983. The October 1902 Plinian eruptions of Santa María volcano, Guatemala. J Volc Geotherm Res, 16: 33-56

Williams, S. N., The October 1902 eruption of Santa María Volcano, Guatemala, M.S. thesis, Dartmouth Coll., Hanover, NH, 1979.