Pico de Orizaba, Mexico, Part 2 of 2 Posted by agimarc on 2023-06-15 Posted in: America N. Tagged: Andesite, Citlaltpetl, Dacite, Debris avalanche, flank collapse, glacier, Lahar, lava, pyroclastics, Trans Mexican Volcanic Belt. Leave a comment Panorama looking across Sierra Negra to neighboring Pico de Orizaba. TX-01 on Sierra Negra is a telescope site. Road to the site winds up the flank of the volcano lower right. Sites labeled OR-XX are various archeological sites on the volcano where obsidian tools and pottery from Mesoamerican miners(?). Most of the glacial coverage is to the on the E, N and W quadrants, contributing to the ice-free oddity of this summer photo. Image courtesy Montero.org.mx Continue Reading
Pico de Orizaba, Mexico, Part 1 of 2 Posted by agimarc on 2023-06-01 Posted in: America N, Volcanoes. Tagged: Andesite, Citlaltepetl, Dacite, Debris avalanche, flank collapse, glacier, Lahar, pyroclastics, Trans Mexican Volcanic Belt. Leave a comment NW Face of Pico de Orizaba from neighboring Hidalgo, Pico de Orizaba National Park, Mexico. High point to the left of the summit is the remnant of Espolon de Oro, the second volcanic edifice Orizaba is constructed on. Jamapa glacier is facing the camera. Image courtesy Mexico en Fotos, Feb 2014 via Wiki Continue Reading