Surge deposits exposed on Sugarloaf, a flank vent of Makushin Volcano.  These deposits may be indicative of the explosive interaction of lava with groundwater.  Trowel is for scale.  View is from the northeast.

Surge deposits exposed on Sugarloaf, a flank vent of Makushin Volcano. These deposits may be indicative of the explosive interaction of lava with groundwater. Trowel is for scale. View is from the northeast.

Date: Jul 11th, 1996
Volcano(es): Makushin
Photographer: Roach, A. L.
URL: avo.alaska.edu/image/view/1132
Image courtesy of AVO / University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geophysical Institute.
Please cite the photographer and Alaska Volcano Observatory / University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geophysical Institute when using this image.
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