GeologyRocksMontserrat Dome
Sun, 01/27/2008 - 19:03 — Jon
- Location: Montserrat, Caribbean
- Date Taken (dd-mm-yy): 16/01/2008
The volcanic dome of Montserrat (the Soufrière Hills), which last erupted in 1995. You can see the steam from the dome, along with sulphur deposits.
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Mon, 01/28/2008 - 18:38That steam would make me nervous to be near it. Cool picture with the top enshrouded, it adds to the mystique.
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We were in a helicopter, so
Mon, 01/28/2008 - 23:19We were in a helicopter, so I assume the pilot would have gotten us out of there is it got hairy
Apparently, the day before there were a couple of small pyroclastic flows! Shame we didn't see any...
Geologists are gneiss!!