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Global Volcanism Program | Image GVP-00070

Vulcanian eruptions derive their name from the typical eruptive style of Vulcano, in Italy's Aeolian Islands.  Vulcanian eruptions consist of phreatomagmatic explosions, which eject dark, ash-laden, cauliflower-shaped eruption columns.  After the vent is cleared by the explosions, lava flows may issue from the crater or fissures on its flank.  This photo, looking to the south, shows a vulcanian eruption in 1888 from Fossa cone on the island of Vulcano. From the collection of Maurice and Katia Krafft.

Vulcanian eruptions derive their name from the typical eruptive style of Vulcano, in Italy's Aeolian Islands. Vulcanian eruptions consist of phreatomagmatic explosions, which eject dark, ash-laden, cauliflower-shaped eruption columns. After the vent is cleared by the explosions, lava flows may issue from the crater or fissures on its flank. This photo, looking to the south, shows a vulcanian eruption in 1888 from Fossa cone on the island of Vulcano.

From the collection of Maurice and Katia Krafft.

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