A comprehensive paleomagnetic study from the last Plinian eruptions of Popocatepetl volcano: absolute chronology of lavas and estimation of emplacement temperatures of PDCs

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Table 1 Site-mean directions for the Popocatepetl paleomagnetic sites, with sampling coordinates

Site	Field code	Latitude	Longitude	N/n	R	k	α₉₅	Dec (°)	Inc (°)
Xalitzintla	PO-1* (I)	19°04′55.15″	98°31′55.50″	3/2	2.0	210.6	17.3	343.4	47.9
Xalitzintla	PO-1* (II)	19°04′55.15″	98°31′55.50″	6/5	4.98	188.2	5.6	335.1	49.4
Xalitzintla	PO-2* (I)	19°05′02.28″	98°31′28.74″	5/5	4.96	100.0	7.7	357.8	13.6
Xalitzintla	PO-2* (II)	19°05′02.28″	98°31′28.74″	4/4	3.96	74.80	10.7	341.2	44.7
Xalitzintla	PO-2* (III)	19°05′02.28″	98°31′28.74″	2/2	2.00	1781.0	5.9	19.5	29.0
Nealtican	PO-3	19°02′42.18″	98°26′46.50″	7/7	6.93	88.70	6.4	338.9	32.2
Xalitzintla	PO-4	19°05′10.38″	98°31′50.46″	8/5	4.97	127.17	6.8	267.7	− 5.0
Buenavista	PO-5	19°05′21.30″	98°36′37.50″	8/4	3.93	41.74	14.4	347.6	36.3

Sites with an asterisk denote pyroclastic density current (PDC)
N number of recovered drill cores, n number of specimens used for the calculation of site-mean direction, R unit vector sum, k precision parameter, α₉₅ 95 per cent confidence level, Dec declination, Inc inclination