Image:Paricutin 30 613.jpg

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Paricutin, Mexico This slide taken in 1943 shows a spectacular view of an eruption of Paricutin at night. Glowing projectiles and pyroclastic fragments outline the conical shape of the volcano. The eruption consisted mostly of spheroidal bombs, lapilli, glassy cinder, and glassy ash formed by disintegration of the cinder.

Source

http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/seg/hazard/slideset/30/30_613_slide.shtml

Date

1943

Author

R.E. Wilcox, U.S. Geological Survey

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