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Plinian eruption

All posts tagged Plinian eruption

VOLCÁN CHAITÉN (CL) and a Town in Distress

Posted by Granyia on 2018-03-05
Posted in: America C & S, Eruptions-historic, Volcanoes. Tagged: Chaitén, Chile, Eruption, Lahar, Lava Domes, Plinian eruption, Rhyolite. 11 Comments
The Chaitén volcano in eruption, October 2008 (© Gerard Prins, via Wikimedia)

The Chaitén volcano in eruption, October 2008 (© Gerard Prins, via Wikimedia)

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Volcanoes of Peru 3: Huaynaputina – Catastrophe in 1600

Posted by Granyia on 2015-04-12
Posted in: America C & S, Eruptions-historic, Volcanoes. Tagged: 1600, Eruption, history, Huaynaputina, Peru, Plinian eruption. 13 Comments
Photo: dockx thierry - Cratère du Huaynaputina - panoramio.com

Photo: dockx thierry – Cratère du Huaynaputina – panoramio.com

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Volcanoes of Peru 2: Nevado Sabancaya

Posted by Granyia on 2014-12-08
Posted in: America C & S, Eruptions-historic, Eruptions-present. Tagged: Ampato volcanic group, Andesite, Ashfall, Dacite, Lava Domes, lava flow, Nevado Sabancaya, Peru, Plinian eruption, stratovolcano, Vulcanian Eruption. 1 Comment
Photo: IGP

Photo: IGP

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Volcanoes of Peru 1: El Misti – The Gentleman

Posted by Granyia on 2014-11-02
Posted in: America C & S. Tagged: Andean Volcanic Belt, Central Volcanic Zone, El Misti Volcano, Inca Mummies, Lahars, Peru, Plinian eruption, Pyroclastic flow, South America, volcanic hazards. 1 Comment
El Misti

El Misti
Photo: http://vulcanologia.igp.gob.pe/volc%C3%A1n-misti

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