Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. 1969-1971 Mauna Ulu eruption of Kilauea Volcano. Tilted slabs of welded spatter blanketed by pumice and spatter erupted on October 20 and, mainly, December 30, 1969.
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1969
Summary
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. 1969-1971 Mauna Ulu eruption of Kilauea Volcano. Tilted slabs of welded spatter blanketed by pumice and spatter erupted on October 20 and, mainly, December 30, 1969. Note the contrast between the chaotic terrain in the foreground and the undisturbed bedding in the tephra in the background. The chaotic area is at head of the rootless aa flow generated on September 6-7, 1969. March 1970. Figure 35, U.S. Geological Survey Professional paper 1056.
Summary
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. 1969-1971 Mauna Ulu eruption of Kilauea Volcano. Tilted slabs of welded spatter blanketed by pumice and spatter erupted on October 20 and, mainly, December 30, 1969. Note the contrast between the chaotic terrain in the foreground and the undisturbed bedding in the tephra in the background. The chaotic area is at head of the rootless aa flow generated on September 6-7, 1969. March 1970. Figure 35, U.S. Geological Survey Professional paper 1056.
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