AVO/USGS geologist Michelle Coombs examines a lava pillar found on a beach on the east side of Kruzof Island. The lava is a hyaloclastite, meaning it contacted cold water while still hot, forming the distinctive texture seen here. Taken during fieldwork at Mount Edgecumbe, May 2024.
Date: May 14th, 2024
Volcano(es): Edgecumbe
Photographer: Nastan, Abigail
URL: avo.alaska.edu/image/view/195435
Location:
Volcano(es): Edgecumbe
Photographer: Nastan, Abigail
URL: avo.alaska.edu/image/view/195435
Latitude: 57.116497
Longitude: -135.57278197222
Credit: Image courtesy of the AVO/ADGGS.
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