Sierra La Primavera Volcanic Complex, Mexico Posted by agimarc on 2024-05-01 Posted in: America N, Volcanoes. Tagged: Caldera, caldera lake, Dome, geothermal, hydrothermal, ignimbrite, La Primavera, Obsidian, Plinian, Rhyolite, Tequila. Leave a comment View across Bosque La Primavera. Image courtesy J Pint, 2014 via Mex Connect Continue Reading
Mount Shasta, California, USA Posted by agimarc on 2023-09-15 Posted in: America N, Volcanoes. Tagged: Andesite, Dacite, debris flow, Dome, flank collapse, glacier, Hotlum, Lahar, Shasta, Shastina. 5 Comments Mount Shasta from a local road looking generally north. Largest peak to the left is the newest Hotlum cone. Smaller cone to the right is the Shastina cone. Image courtesy Atlas Obscura, L Kiniry, Sept 2020 Continue Reading
Mageik and Trident Volcanoes, Katmai, Alaska Posted by agimarc on 2023-08-01 Posted in: America N, Volcanoes. Tagged: 1912, 1953, Andesite, Dacite, Katmai, Mageik, Novarupta, stratovolcanoes, Trident. Leave a comment Satellite view of Katmai Pass and the volcanic front. Martin is lower left. Neighboring Mageik is clearly marked left of center. Lava flows at center are from Trident, Novarupta is top center. It is also mislabeled in the image. Katmai caldera upper right. Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes extends off the image to the north (top) above Novarupta. Screen capture from Google Maps Continue Reading
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
Volcan San Juan, Nayarit, Mexico Posted by agimarc on 2023-05-01 Posted in: America N, Volcanoes. Tagged: Caldera, Jalisco Block, Nayarit, Rift, San Juan, Tepic Pumice, Zacoalco. 3 Comments Looking westward across Tepic toward Volcan San Juan rising above the city. Image courtesy Wiki Continue Reading
Golden Trout Creek, California, USA Posted by agimarc on 2023-03-15 Posted in: America N, Volcanoes. Tagged: Basalt, cinder cone, domes, lava flows, monogenetic, Rhyolite, Sierra Nevada, Walker Lane. Leave a comment Groundhog cinder cone in the Golden Trout Creek volcanic field, breached to the NE. Image courtesy Rick Howard, 2002 via USFS and Smithsonian GVP Continue Reading
Does a Caldera Form the Islands of the Four Mountains, Alaska? Posted by agimarc on 2023-01-01 Posted in: America N, Volcanoes. Tagged: Aleutians, Andesite, Caldera, Carlisle, Cleveland, hydrothermal, ignimbrite, Islands of Four Mountains, Tana. Leave a comment Islands of the Four Mountains with volcanoes named. Image courtesy Quantum Spatial Photo, via Power, et al, Dec 2020 via Volcano Discovery Continue Reading
Kulshan Caldera and Mount Baker Volcanic Field, Washington State, USA Posted by agimarc on 2022-12-01 Posted in: America N, Volcanoes. Tagged: Andesite, Debris avalanche, debris flow, Fumarole, Hannegan Caldera, Kulshan Caldera, Lahar, Mount Baker, rhyodacite, Tapps Lake, Washington. 2 Comments Glaciated Mount Baker from neighboring Mount Shuksan. Area to the right is the Kulshan Caldera. Jagged peak is glacially eroded basalts of Mount Shukshan. Image courtesy Lee Siebert, 1971, Smithsonian GVP Continue Reading
Lassen Volcanic Center, California Posted by agimarc on 2022-08-01 Posted in: America N, Volcanoes. Tagged: 1915, Andesite, California, Dacite, Dome, Lassen, Walker Lane. Leave a comment Skyline above timberline of the Lassen dome field. Major domes visible. Cinder Cone is in the foreground, the most recent feature. Lassen Peak in the center background. Other recent domes labeled. Image courtesy Lassen Volcanic Center, USGS Continue Reading