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 ReadingAdvertisement
Sint Eustatius and Saba Islands, Lesser Antilles Posted by Granyia on 2022-10-01 Posted in: America C & S, Volcanoes. Tagged: Caribbean, domes, hydrothermal, Lesser Antilles, pyroclastic, Saba, Sint Eustatius, stratovolcano. Leave a comment Looking to the south along Sint Eustatius Island. Older volcanics are in the foreground. The Quill is on the southern end of the island. Neighboring St Kitts and Mt Liamuiga is visible across the neighboring strait to the south. Continue Reading
The Hakoneyama Caldera System, Japan Posted by agimarc on 2021-04-15 Posted in: Asia, Volcanoes. Tagged: Caldera, domes, flank collapse, Hakone, Kamiyama, Lake Ashi, Owadukani, phreatic, Tokyo Pumice. 5 Comments Airborne view of Mount Hakone volcano. Lake Ashi in the foreground. Image courtesy Wiki Continue Reading
An Introduction to Lunar Volcanic Activity Posted by agimarc on 2017-12-19 Posted in: Science. Tagged: cones, domes, flood basalts, lava tube, maria, rilles, shield volcanoes, skylight, viscosity. 7 Comments Small lunar dome. The crater on the top is an impact crater. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/12/12/tiny-lunar-volcanoes/ Continue Reading