View Southwest across Laguna del Maule, Chile (IMAGE)

Geological Society of America

View Southwest across Laguna del Maule, Chile

Caption

This is the view southwest across Laguna del Maule, Chile, from near the summit of the vent for the Holocene rhyolite flows of Cari Launa at 3030 meters above sea level. The 1.2 cubic kilometers of brown glassy lava comprising the central lakeshore in the middle of the photo is the late Holocene rhyolite coulée of Las Nieblas, whose vent is 12.7 kilometers away. The center of maximum uplift measured using InSAR geodesy is in the bay just to the right (north) of the Nieblas rhyolite. Nathan Andersen is collecting pumice blocks for geochemical and geochronological study. Photo by Brad Singer, 6 April 2013. Higher resolution image available.

Credit

Photo by Brad Singer; published in the Dec. 2014 issue of <i>GSA Today</i>.

Usage Restrictions

Credit: Photo by Brad Singer; published in the Dec. 2014 issue of <i>GSA Today</i>.

License

Licensed content

Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.